I'm uncertain as to what the challenges and barriers are for a complete ban. As a representative of the International Association of Fire Fighters, and specific to my role in health, safety and medicine, I would like to see the precautionary principle put into effect. I would like all of the unnecessary exposures to be removed, and flame retardants are one of them.
As I mentioned, we can't avoid certain types of exposures given the nature of our job, a job we're happy to do as firefighters, so if chemicals are placed in the environments we work in and they're not required to be there, my recommendation is to remove them.