but for jay leach, this moment was cathartic, dropping off buckets of afff for destruction.f gallons of it sit in fire stations across america. ohio is the first state cmmitted to destroying all of it. ohio governor mike dewine. >> this gives us an alternative. >> sitting there, which does nobody any good. >> it does no one any good. you know, it might leak out. you know, there's a danger whenever you have a product like that. >> reporter: another worry, pfas have been inside firefighting gear for decades. p farks help repel water and contaminants, but put it on this gear, and you're wrapping yourself inside suspected carcinogens. >> we sweat. our pores open up, and the forever chemicals can go in our body. >> 19 years into this job, are you more scared of fires, or are you more scared of cancer? >> cancer, absolutely. i love the job, but at the end of the day, i sit and think, is it worth it? >> reporter: they realize the irony. scared of what's supposed to protect them. for "eye on america," mark strassmann, bellbrook, ohio. >> what a story. >>> and next, the story of a sp