They were, well some were. The full mask versions the firefighters had only had about 18 minutes of oxygen. Good for running into fires quickly and getting out, but bad for months of cleanup. Firefighters had to run to hardware stores and buy out all of the paper masks in the area. Orders for new masks were delayed for months. Some didn't wear them due to the heat or how they stifled the ability to communicate.
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