Guest guest Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 HI Ladies, Sorry for the delay in responding. I talked this information over with my husband who is a safety inspector for insurance companies who sometimes insure fire departments. He provided me a report which I uploaded to the files for our list. In biref, there are many toxins that can be inhaled from fires and they are becoming more ambiguious due to the many new materials suded in products. Plastics especially are very toxic when burning and are in everything. The ony safe thing for a firefighter to do isto wear protective equipment and use it properly. This is vey heavy equipment and might require frequent changing of filters. like every 30 minutes, when fighting a fire. Even whe nthe fir is out, the toxins can be breathed at the site for several days afterward. The mother must be meticulous about protection from exposure or if at all possible perform a job that doesn't require the exposure while breastfeeding. " Old school " firefighters take chance with not using adequate protection. He recently reviewed a case of a man dying from kidney cancer due to exposures as a fireman. This is serious. I hope this is helpful. Judy Gutowski, BA, IBCLC, RLC Wesern PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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