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State fire-compliance officers urge Group 4 retirement classification after exposure to toxins and traumatic scenes
Summary
Members of the Department of Fire Services’ code compliance/enforcement unit testified that their work—investigating fatal fires, handling explosives and exposure to smoke carcinogens—creates long-term health risks and argued for reclassification into Group 4 (public safety) via House Bill 2786 and companion measures.
Matthew Murray, supervisor of the Code Compliance Enforcement Section at the Department of Fire Services, and Joseph Townsend, a former firefighter and current code compliance officer, told the joint committee that their small unit responds to fatal fires, hazardous-material incidents and explosives investigations that expose members to…
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