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Emergency management raises alarm over surge in lithium-battery fires at county landfill; requests PAPRs and screenings
Summary
County emergency management reported a sharp increase in lithium-battery fires at the county landfill—rising from one or two per year to about 60 annually—and recommended purchasing powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) for landfill workers and cancer screenings for first responders.
Iron County's emergency management office told commissioners it has seen a rapid increase in lithium-battery fires at the county landfill and proposed buying powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) for landfill staff and pursuing medical screening to identify cancer risk among personnel exposed to toxic smoke.
"We're now having 60 a year," the emergency management presenter said,…
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