WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is backing the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act, legislation to support the development of next-generation, PFAS-free protective gear to better protect firefighters from the dangers of their work.
"Firefighters run towards danger to keep Arizonans safe - the gear they wear and the equipment they use should never put them at risk," said Senator Gallego. "I'm proud to back this bill to ensure we're doing everything we can to protect our brave first responders from harmful forever chemicals."
Firefighters are exposed to carcinogens when they respond to virtually every type of fire or inciden...