Buffalo Firefighters Sue Siren Makers for Hearing Loss

There are few things more synonymous with firefighting than the loud, anxiety-inducing siren of an approaching fire engine. But are those ubiquitous sirens also damaging the hearing of the men and women who ride the trucks?
More than 190 Buffalo firefighters think so, and have filed suit seeking damages for their injuries. The suits, which are similar to civil cases filed by firefighters in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Chicago, claim the companies that made or used the sirens “knew or should have known” they were harmful.