Timmins消防局使用474K美元和盈余赠款资金,用无PFAS防护服取代掩体装备,以减少癌症风险。 Timmins Fire Department replaces bunker gear with PFAS-free suits to reduce cancer risk, using $474K and surplus grant funds.

Timmins消防局将完全用不含PFAS的防护服来取代其掩体装备,成为加拿大第一个这样做的部门之一,因为理事会为100套新的Starfield狮子队核准了474,000美元。 The Timmins Fire Department will fully replace its bunker gear with PFAS-free suits, becoming one of Canada’s first departments to do so, after council approved $474,000 for 100 new Starfield Lion sets. 该装备采用非氟化防湿层Stedair Clear，去除与癌症相关的化学物质。 The gear uses a non-fluorinated moisture barrier, Stedair Clear, eliminating cancer-linked chemicals. 采购工作完成了2024年开始的分阶段推出,新装备预计5至6个月完成,并经过10年期的认证。 The purchase completes a phased rollout begun in 2024, with the new gear expected in five to six months and certified for a 10-year lifespan. 该部还利用来自102 614加元安大略省赠款的盈余资金获得了27套额外套件。 The department also acquired 27 extra sets using surplus funds from a $102,614 Ontario grant. 这项举措支持更广泛地努力减少消防人员癌症风险,每年使50至60名加拿大人死亡,其中一半在安大略省。 This move supports broader efforts to reduce firefighter cancer risks, which claim 50 to 60 Canadian lives annually, half in Ontario.