@Peternimmo Literally EVERYTHING in your home or car that burns is highly toxic. Couches, carpets, most clothing, everything plastic, treated wood -- EVERYTHING.
Common practice now after a fire is to DECON SHOWER and have all gear professionally cleaned. We NEVER take fire gear or boots into the living area of a station any more.
A whole generation of firefighters died or is dying of cancer from before we got serious about bottled air and decon.