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The Municipal Socialist Group has received the protest of firefighters who, in addition to supporting weekly days of up to 85 hours, if required for the service in their rest time and not charging overtime for months, now find themselves with They have to take their contaminated personal protective equipment (PPE) home to wash it.

Therefore, the socialist spokeswoman, Susana Hernandez, says she does not understand what "both the mayor Ballesta and the councilor responsible for the SIX against firefighters have, far from solving with agility the problems of precarious work they suffer, every day that passes we find a new one, and that is an irreplaceable service that ensures the safety of all citizens. "

In addition, in this specific case, Hernandez explains that "the equipment of a fireman can not be cleaned in a domestic washing machine as if it were a cowboy or a t-shirt, they need a process of decontamination by smoke and impregnated residues, as well that this carelessness on the part of the municipal managers is not understandable ".

Therefore, the mayor, in particular, asks him "if he would allow a suit used to extinguish a fire to mix in the washing machine with his family's clothes";

He even adds if "someone has crossed his mind that a toilet clean his clothes at home after surgery."

Likewise, he points out that decontamination is essential "because there are studies that talk about the incidence of diseases in firefighters, and also in their families, when waste is transferred through the suit".

In this sense, the spokesperson criticizes that "must be subject to the decision of a superior if a team is susceptible or not to be washed" and regrets that "our firefighters have to be washing their suits with a pressure hose in the park as if it were a car mat. "

Also, censure that, on the other hand, the masks used for home fires are failing, "and in fact some firefighter has confessed breathing difficulties on some occasions, while the masks used to extinguish forest fires gives a false security , they assure us, so they leave thinking that they are protected when in reality what happens is that they are inhaling gases such as carbon monoxide. "

In this regard, remember that a few days ago were admitted to the hospital six firefighters "and wearing masks", therefore, requires Ballesta "to stop recognizing these cash through Twitter and face the gallery and to strive to provide them with the necessary resources and in the best conditions ".

Source: PSOE Murcia