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Fire chief flags future gear costs tied to PFOA rules; apparatus staging planned around paving
Summary
Fire Chief Chris Clark told the select board that upcoming regulatory changes mean turnout gear containing PFOAs will be phased out and that replacement sets will cost more; the department will also coordinate apparatus staging with paving to avoid damage to new pavement.
Chris Clark, Rutland Town fire chief, updated the select board on equipment and operational issues at the May 6 meeting, including a county briefing on firefighting turnout gear that raised replacement-cost concerns.
At a recent county meeting, Clark said he was told that after a future compliance date referenced in the session new purchases of gear containing PFOAs will not be allowed; he relayed the wording…
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