KALAMAZOO, MI — Funding for new fire gear in the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety will reduce firefighters’ risk of ...

A fireman is about to close the door to a firetruck while sitting in the driver's seat. Firefighters must frequently use PFAS-containing turnout gear to ensure protection from fire incidents. (Getty ...

Firefighters suit up to escape flames, but mounting evidence suggests their own protective gear can quietly expose them to ...

WESTPORT — Proceeds from the annual Fairfield Half Marathon, part of which is routed through Westport, have been donated to the Fire Department to help purchase new equipment. Funds helped the ...

Photo at top courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO. Fire safety advocate Diane Cotter is on a mission. Ever since her husband, Lieutenant Paul Cotter, of the Worcester (MA) Fire Department ...

The Newton Fire Department has received an $18,703.65 Community Betterment Grant from Prairie Meadows to purchase new rope ...

Butte-Silver Bow has joined a class-action lawsuit against the makers and sellers of chemicals contained in firefighter turnout gear because they have allegedly been shown to cause cancer and other ...

In this conversation with Peter Askey of Ricochet Gear, you’ll learn how a Philadelphia-based manufacturer has revolutionized structural firefighting gear since 1999. Askey explains Ricochet’s ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois firefighters will soon be wearing protective gear free of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” under a new state law supporters say will save lives but that also raises ...

New York’s Bravest would no longer be forced to use firefighting gear and other protective equipment containing a cancer-causing chemical under new legislation being considered by the City Council.

As firefighters continue to battle devastating fires raging in the Los Angeles region, some have brought up California ...