When firefighters respond to an emergency, the gear they wear to protect themselves can also create challenges that could ...
Forrest County Fire Coordinator Bo Murphy presented the purchase to the Forrest County Board of Supervisors on Monday.
A firsthand experience at the Lafayette Parish Fire Department highlights the physical toll of firefighting during extreme heat, where gear alone can push body temperatures past 110 degrees. LAFAYETTE ...
Firefighter gear, including breathing masks, can retain a substantial amount of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to cancer development.A simple, nondestructive wipe test found all evaluated ...
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 ...
Local fire departments received some much needed assistance from the state that will allow them to either purchase new gear or continue important safety programming. The Healey-Driscoll administration ...
Members of the Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services will now be easily identified as a cohesive department with new ...
Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing out of a house fire, but also ...
(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 ...
(FOX40.com) — Firefighting gear went missing last night from a Stockton firetruck — and the department wants it back “no questions asked.” While Stockton Fire Department’s Engine 6 was parked near the ...
Robert Lopez was arrested by Stockton police for allegedly stealing equipment from a Stockton Fire Department engine, ...