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Firefighters Research Paper

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Fighting fire is dangerous business, simply put. Firefighters put their lives on the line to protect and save ours. To perform such a heroic act, the Firefighters themselves need protection from dangerous environments, Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. PPE accounts for all the clothing that they wear, such as uniforms all the way to the turnouts they use to enter buildings on fire. Over the years, many standards for Firefighters PPE have been developed and tested by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) to give the best protection against the elements. But in California, politicians have ignored the NFPA recommendations and have stuck with outdated standards that were put into law 25 years ago. California should regulate and amend

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