New York’s Bravest would no longer be forced to use firefighting gear and other protective equipment containing a cancer-causing chemical under new legislation being considered by the City Council.

The four-bill package, introduced this week by Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola (R-Queens), would require the FDNY by 2028 to phase out and find alternatives to firefighting protective clothing and other equipment containing PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, that have been used since the 1970s to provide heat and water resistance.

“This is about protecting our protectors,” said Ariola, who chairs the Fire and Emergency Management Committee that will host a hearing on the bills Monday.

“Our firefighters risk their lives for us every day. The least we can do is make sure that

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