Firefighter turnout gear is designed to shield first responders from extreme heat and danger, but new research suggests it ...

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

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

The research — published Dec. 16 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters — found that certain firefighter ...

Some firefighter gear is manufactured with chemicals called brominated flame retardants that could pose a risk to firefighter ...

San Francisco Fire Department now uses non-PFAS turnout gear, funded by FEMA and its budget. The move, supported by local ...

Firefighters in the San Francisco Fire Department have fully transitioned to wearing gear free from PFAS, which are chemicals ...

PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio -- When it comes to the Parma Heights Fire Department, dressing for success is tied to personal protective equipment. That’s why Fire Chief Matt Bernard said his department aims to ...

The department worked with textile innovator Milliken & Company and gear manufacturer Fire-Dex to fulfill the order, whose ...

MASS. THEY COME IN WITH A CABIN, A FRAME RAIL, AND WE BUILD THEM OUT FROM THERE. MIKE MATROS IS PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF REDLINE. HERE AT HIS HUDSON HEADQUARTERS, EAST GREENWICH MIKE AND HIS TEAM ARE ...

The negative implications of an unorganized fire station might run a close second to the negative implications of an unorganized firefighter. Given that the apparatus bay typically is one of the ...