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The billion-dollar problem in firehouses: Potentially toxic gear, tight budgets and a fight over who pays to replace it

The billion-dollar problem in firehouses: Potentially toxic gear, tight budgets and a fight over who pays to replace it
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( InvestigateTV ) — When a vintage B-17 bomber went down during a living history flight at Bradley International Airport in 2019, the response put firefighter and Connecticut fire union representative Chris Albani right in the thick of it. After racing to the scene, it was his job to coat the wre...

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