Plaintiff lawyers have made New Jersey the latest front for litigation by firefighters over alleged hearing loss from long-term exposure to sirens.

According to a suit removed to federal court in Newark on Dec. 4 the pitch and decibel on fire truck sirens made by Federal Signal Corp. are unreasonably dangerous to firefighters.. Five fire truck manufacturers are also named in the suit, which was filed on behalf of 34 current and former firefighters.

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