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Oregon lawmakers hear calls to pursue PFAS-free firefighter gear after IARC classification
Summary
Lawmakers and fire-service representatives urged the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs to adopt House Concurrent Resolution 2, which supports research on PFAS in turnout gear and commits to banning PFAS in personal protective equipment when suitable alternatives are available.
Representative Dacia Graber, a 25-year firefighter and paramedic, told the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs on March 12 that House Concurrent Resolution 2 urges the state to pursue alternatives to PFAS in firefighting personal protective equipment and to ban future use once suitable non-PFAS gear is available.
The resolution cites the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) designation in 2024 that ‘‘firefighting itself is a Group 1 carcinogen,’’ Graber said, and notes research linking PFAS — commonly called ‘‘forever chemicals’’ — to cancer risks. ‘‘This designation…
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