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• Firefighter Unions File Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Protective Gear

  April 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Firefighter unions and municipalities across Connecticut have filed firefighter PFAS exposure lawsuits against the makers of protective equipment used in the field.

• States Push Legislation to Ban Toxic PFAS In Firefighter Gear

  August 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Increasingly, states are taking it upon themselves to push bans of PFAS "forever chemicals" in firefighter turnout gear, following studies indicating the protective equipment has high levels of the cancer-causing chemicals.

• PFAS Chemicals in Firefighter Turnout Gear, AFFF Foam Caused Testicular Cancer and Thyroid Disease, Lawsuit Claims

  June 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  New York firefighter indicates he developed thyroid disease and testicular cancer from PFAS chemicals in AFFF foam and firefighting turnout gear used throughout his career.

• Lawyers Say Firefighter Turnout Gear Lawsuits Require Separate Fact Sheets from AFFF and PFAS Water Exposure Claims

  March 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have asked the federal judge overseeing all PFAS injury lawsuits to allow separate plaintiff fact sheets for those filing turnout gear lawsuits.

• Firefighter Turnout Gear Lawsuit Filed Over Cancer Caused PFAS Exposure

  February 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A retired, 40-year veteran firefighter has filed a turnout gear lawsuit, alleging that the high levels of PFAS in the protective equipment led to the development of prostate cancer.

• PFAS-Laden Turnout Gear and AFFF Foam Caused Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Firefighter’s Lawsuit Claims

  November 1, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A firefighter's prostate cancer lawsuit blames his diagnosis on years of PFAS exposure through the use of firefighting foam and turnout gear.

• Proposed Legislation Seeks to Protect U.S. Firefighters from PFAS Exposure in Turnout Gear

  July 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New legislation calls for the U.S. government to support the development of new firefighter turnout gear which reduces PFAS exposure, which has been linked to an increased cancer risk.