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Fire Politics: The Problems & Politics of Plastic

December 01 2018Kevin O'ConnorJOIN OUR MAILING LIST

When firefighters think of politics and advocacy, they envision Congressional debates on fire service grant programs, training, regulations, or battles at the state and local levels on budgeting, funding priorities, and staffing. They don’t realize that a deeper and very malicious threat exists at every level of government.

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