Premier Andrew Furey demonstrates one of the new self-contained breathing apparatus units. About 300 will be distributed to ...

“The new equipment allows first responders to stabilize the victim and create a safe zone while carefully removing the grain ...

Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) announced the arrival of vital new firefighting ...

Austin city council voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment, joining a slew of other ...

A newly banned group of 'forever chemicals' in firefighting gear has posed a major health risk to first responders.

On a unanimous vote Thursday, City Council adopted a resolution urging the city’s Fire Department to eliminate PFAS (per- and ...

The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change (MSDCC), has officially handed ...

Chemicals used on nonstick pans, stain-resistant clothes and construction ... will be blocked from selling or distributing firefighter protective equipment containing "intentionally added PFAS ...

WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Off-road firefighting equipment has been brought to West Virginia in a $4 million supplemental appropriation approved the Legislature and is arriving as drought ...

In 2027, sellers and manufacturers of firefighters’ personal protective equipment will no longer be allowed to knowingly sell gear that contains “intentionally-added PFAS.” Governor of Massachusetts ...

Her persistence led to independent studies showing firefighter bunker gear is laden with toxic PFAS chemicals. Our gear — the very equipment meant to keep us safe — is making us sick.