In what has become a typical 4-1 split vote, the Orono City Council approved the hiring of a firefighter and the replacement of some equipment and a turnout gear extractor ...

Thursday Austin city council voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment ... to ban ...

Researcher R. Bryan Ormond is pursuing several research projects relating to removing PFAS from firefighter turnout gear.

Firefighting is considered one of the most dangerous professions due to the extreme conditions and hazards that firefighters face. They must use personal protective clothing (PPC) and equipment (PPE) ...

The department handles the testing in-house, allowing its firefighters to develop a sense of pride and ownership over the ...

Franz said the losses may be covered through insurance but that firefighters would be left without potentially lifesaving equipment for several weeks while they wait on replacement tools.

Firefighting equipment supplied by Rostec comprises 500 sets of high-technology and heat-resistant suits designed to protect employees of firefighting units against hazardous and harmful factors ...

speaking out about the dangers of using firefighting turnout gear made with PFAS — carcinogenic “forever chemicals” used to strengthen and waterproof the material. Burns and other activists ...

Firefighters face not only the direct danger of battling flames, but also a hidden threat from the very gear designed to protect them. "Firefighting gear has got forever chemicals in it that are ...