Comments - Smoke - What's In It? - My Firefighter Nation2024-03-29T15:00:52Zhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=889755%3ABlogPost%3A6626425&xn_auth=noTed,
Thanks for your message.…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2018-04-17:889755:Comment:66271142018-04-17T19:10:55.331Z5-Alarm Task Force Corp.https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/DalmatianProductionsInc
<p>Ted,</p>
<p>Thanks for your message. All too often, some younger firefighters see "stuff" burning and think of it as all Class A material from the "ol' days!" Not even close!! Just as you pointed out, there is all type of new crap burning, a great of which is processed with derivatives of butyl and formaldehyde! This crap doesn't have to be inhaled. If you're not wearing your <em><strong>full</strong></em> PPE, it can be absorbed through the pores of your skin!</p>
<p>Ted,</p>
<p>Thanks for your message. All too often, some younger firefighters see "stuff" burning and think of it as all Class A material from the "ol' days!" Not even close!! Just as you pointed out, there is all type of new crap burning, a great of which is processed with derivatives of butyl and formaldehyde! This crap doesn't have to be inhaled. If you're not wearing your <em><strong>full</strong></em> PPE, it can be absorbed through the pores of your skin!</p> in many residential fires you…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2018-04-17:889755:Comment:66272772018-04-17T17:12:50.699ZTed Meadhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TedMead
<p>in many residential fires you run a risk of toxic elements in the smoke</p>
<p>one of the nastiest is the fumes from pvc pipe and pvc insulation. this is highly toxic and highly irritating to the mucus membranes and lung tissue. a snootful can make you pass out very quickly.</p>
<p>when your chief says masks on do it without question!</p>
<p>in many residential fires you run a risk of toxic elements in the smoke</p>
<p>one of the nastiest is the fumes from pvc pipe and pvc insulation. this is highly toxic and highly irritating to the mucus membranes and lung tissue. a snootful can make you pass out very quickly.</p>
<p>when your chief says masks on do it without question!</p>