Located 7 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana, this military base was built in 1941 and is still operational today. Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base was initially established as a training airfield for the U.S. Army Air Forces, and, during World War II, it became a major training and aircraft processing base. The original name of the military base was Baer Army Air Base. Like over 700 military bases across the country, Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base is heavily contaminated with PFAS, among other hazardous agents.
There are numerous activities that have been generating hazardous waste on Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base. However, the most serious is the use of AFFF, a popular fire suppressant, which releases PFAS in the environment. Because PFAS are "forever chemicals", they remain there indefinitely, as they do not break down. Exposure to PFAS can lead to the occurrence of very serious, even life-threatening diseases and occurs via inhalation and ingestion.
PFAS are the main contaminants on Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, polluting the air, soil, and groundwater of the military base. Everyone who spends time on this military installation is unavoidably exposed to PFAS, which may greatly endanger their life. The longer your stay at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base is, the higher your risk of coming to struggle with a disease is. Nevertheless, there are other toxic agents lurking on this military base, including the following:
The existence of more than one contaminant on the military base only exacerbates the extent of toxic exposure, increasing the risk for people who are stationed there to develop terrible health problems. Military firefighters are the most susceptible to coming to struggle with cancer as a consequence of PFAS exposure from their regular use of AFFF. In fact, the cancer death rate among firefighters is 14% higher than that of the rest of the population, and exposure to PFAS definitely plays a role in this grim statistic.
As previously mentioned, cancer is the most serious health issue exposure to PFAS can result in and can grow on many organs and tissues in the body, depending on where the largest amount of these chemicals is found. Nonetheless, there are other diagnoses that have a strong causal relation with PFAS exposure. These are the health problems exposure to PFAS can cause, as well as the diagnoses that make you eligible to file a toxic exposure claim:
If you had the misfortune of receiving one of the diagnoses above and were stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, we strongly encourage you to give our legal team a call, as you are most likely entitled to financial compensation.
For more than three decades Atraxia Law has been vetting toxic exposure, and a considerable percentage of our clients are members of the military and their families. If you were stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base and came to struggle with a disease related to PFAS exposure, we will help you file a PFAS claim so that you can receive the money you are eligible for from the liable parties.
We will carefully review your case over the phone, and if we determine that you qualify for filing a claim, a skilled PFAS lawyer will begin preparing it for submission. Eventually, you will obtain the largest sum of money available for your diagnosis.
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