SPOKANE, Wash. (KXLY) – Spokane Fire Department officials say investigative results reveal there were no contaminants found in firefighters’ air tanks.
The results come after firefighters notified superiors that they noticed a strange smell coming from air canisters during a routine breathing test last year. That prompted fire department leaders to take all the equipment that may be impacted out of service, relying on borrowed reserves from other area departments.
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer and Spokane Firefighters Union President Randy Marler said two different third party vendors investigated the situation and leaders came to the conclusion Tuesday there was no danger to crews.
