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Chicago firefighters union backs off gear safety beef |
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Controversy surfaced in Chicago over whether $10 million of turnout gear was safe after a piece of hot metal burned a hole in the material while in use by a firefighter. Union officials — who criticized the gear at first — now say that it passes muster and could not have been expected to protect against hot metal. Read the stories and the response of turnout gear retailer Lion Apparel below.Full Story
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| Vehicle protection system counters rollover hazards |
| While a failure to use seat belts accounts for some deaths and many more injuries, being belted up only offers limited protection in incidents such as rollovers. |
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