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‘Utterly ridiculous’: Union says $19M wasted as Montreal firefighters wait for clean equipment
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CityNews Montreal
Dirty firefighter equipment piling up.
That according to Montreal’s firefighters’ union, which says it’s unable to properly decontaminate the city’s firefighter gear.
There’s only one place in Montreal where firefighters can properly decontaminate their gear — the same gear they wear into burning buildings, filled with smoke.
But with just a handful of machines serving the entire city, Montreal’s firefighters’ union says dirty equipment is piling up – forcing overtime and long trips across town.
“Over 300 of my members in the last 15 years diagnosed with cancer that the CNESST has said is directly attributed to the work of the Montreal firefighter.