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Commission hears tests showing elevated toxins in firefighters after Tubbs fire; calls for more study and protections
Summary
Department and commissioners discussed a testing effort tied to the Tubbs fire that found elevated toxin levels in returning firefighters; leaders called for more research, protective equipment evaluation and longer-term supports for affected personnel.
During the operations report and chief’s remarks, Chief Janine Nicholson described testing coordinated with the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation and Tony Stefani following the 2017 Tubbs wildfire deployments.
The chief said the study enrolled approximately 180 firefighters who deployed to the Tubbs-area fires (with a stated control group of about 30 firefighters who did not deploy). Blood and urine samples were taken; the chief said…
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