California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Reports Senate Agriculture Committee Advances His Bill to Create First-Ever Respiratory Protection Requirements for Federal Firefighters, Says, Federal Firefighters Were Prohibited From Wearing Respiratory Protections - Sierra Sun Times — Steve Daines | ChamberLight
California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Reports Senate Agriculture Committee Advances His Bill to Create First-Ever Respiratory Protection Requirements for Federal Firefighters, Says, Federal Firefighters Were Prohibited From Wearing Respiratory Protections - Sierra Sun Times
Curtis joined Schiff in promoting the proposal and welcomed its advancement through the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced provisions from the Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act that would establish respiratory protection standards for federal wildland firefighters. Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis say the measure would address smoke exposure risks and protect firefighters’ health.
