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
Schiff says the committee’s action advances his proposal to protect federal wildland firefighters from smoke exposure.
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.
