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United Fire Service Women tell commission research shows elevated PFAS in SFFD members
Summary
United Fire Service Women presented membership and recruitment data and described biomonitoring research that found elevated PFAS and flame-retardant levels in female firefighters; presenters cited the state ban on PFAS-based AFFF and ongoing efforts to source PFAS-free turnout gear.
SAN FRANCISCO — United Fire Service Women (UFSW) delivered a detailed presentation to the Fire Commission on Feb. 10 about recruitment, training, health and occupational exposures in the San Francisco Fire Department.
Captain Julie Mao, president of UFSW, told commissioners, "In 2021, we have 263 women in the San Francisco Fire Department," and described mentoring, recruitment seminars and a city-area girls' fire camp as recruitment pipelines.
Lieutenant Heather Buren reviewed research from the women firefighter biomonitoring collaborative, including post-fire biomonitoring that measured blood and urine samples at 24…
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