All in the name of giving you extra layers of protection during exposure to fire above (in this case, below) and beyond your bunker gear.

Firefighters must frequently use PFAS-containing turnout gear to ensure protection from fire incidents. (Getty Images) Firefighters employ rigorous preventive measures to limit contact with ...

Nesquehoning’s firefighters will be a little safer, thanks to a grant that will help get carcinogens off turnout gear following emergency responses. On Wednesday, borough council announced that the ...

A female firefighter who played rugby for England is set to win more than £50,000 in compensation after being told 'if you don't want to work in a sexist organisation you're in the wrong job'.

"As PFAS regulations have expanded, the industry has sought to present the chemicals as irreplaceable and essential to products that save lives, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or turnout ...

The grant was awarded through FEMA to provide the Central Oktibbeha County Fire Department with the funds for new gear. The sum of money came to around $240,000 and will allow firefighters to get new ...

That’s why PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are used in the turnouts that firefighters ... to ban the use of PFAS in their firefighters’ gear. Austin was added to the growing ...

The names of 32 fallen firefighters have just been added to the World Trade Centre memorial wall - each of them dead this year from illnesses caused by breathing in toxic dust on 9/11. A total of ...

Police have arrested a volunteer firefighter for allegedly starting deadly forest fires in Chile. Elías Antonio Salazar, 39, is accused of deliberately starting the blazes because he wanted to be ...

Three Beatrice firefighters dressed in full gear climbed the steps at the House of Orange on Saturday morning in memory of the 343 firefighters that died on Sept. 11, 2001, in the Twin Towers.