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11 October 2024

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Ensure your safety and wellbeing whilst at your stations and operationally 

​All firefighters need to be aware of the accumulative effects of inhaling or being exposed to diesel that can be lethal over time. There are microscopic airborne contaminants in the surrounding atmosphere every time, we as firefighters start up our trucks or running our pumps. This is especially relevant when starting up our vehicles in the station engine bays. All fire stations should have installed proper air handling extraction systems to remove these contaminants. Ideally, they should turn on automatically when we turn out. All station vehicle doors need to be open when starting up our trucks. Move them outdoors when warming up. All firefighters need to look out for each other and all fire services have a "duty of care" to ensure your safety and wellbeing whilst at your stations and operationally! Source: Pete Learmonth, Firefighters Australia

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