5.11.15 - Volunteer Firefighters lobby Albany for health and safety bills
One of the speakers, Brian McQueen, of Oneida County, recounted a battle with cancer he had, during which he learned that modern homes are evermore equipped with substances that emit carcinogens when they are on fire. “They are burning more plastics, they are burning more benzene, they are burning more formaldehyde,” he said, referring to the materials that go into modern furniture, flooring and other home components."