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Yorkville firefighters receive grant to help clean gear from hazardous contaminants · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville firefighters receive grant to help clean gear from hazardous contaminants.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Joey Weslow, this article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. Stepping into
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  Speaker 1: a burning building is hazardous work. With the extra heat, smoke,
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  Speaker 1: and chemicals in the air, the gear firefighters used to
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  Speaker 1: keep residents safe often need a deep decontamination. The Bristol
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  Speaker 1: Kendall Fire Protection District in Yorkville has received a sixteen thousand,
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  Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy three dollars small equipment grant from
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal OSFM. The
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  Speaker 1: fire crew said it is using the grant to not
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  Speaker 1: only clean gear, but keep its firefighters safe and healthy.
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  Speaker 1: The fire district is using the grant to purchase a
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  Speaker 1: fire gear extractor, a specialized type of washing machine that
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  Speaker 1: decontaminates fire gear, and a new fire gard Having modernized
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  Speaker 1: proper equipment will ensure the gear is clean and dry
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  Speaker 1: so the crew is ready to rush into the next
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  Speaker 1: potentially dangerous situation. The fire district said investments like these
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  Speaker 1: directly support firefighter safety by keeping the fire gear clean
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  Speaker 1: and free of any contaminates that can potentially cause cancer
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  Speaker 1: to our members, Assistant Chief Scott McCarthy said in a release.
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  Speaker 1: The fire district thanked OSFM for its continued support of
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  Speaker 1: the fire service agencies across Illinois.