Feds testing first respirators for wildland firefighters

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is midway through a five-year, $1.7 million effort to develop a respirator specifically designed for protecting wildland firefighters from the toxic smoke that most inhale on the fireline, especially when battling structure fires.

Feds testing first respirators for wildland firefighters

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