A fireman is about to close the door to a firetruck while sitting in the driver's seat. Firefighters must frequently use PFAS-containing turnout gear to ensure protection from fire incidents. (Getty ...

The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet ...

Photo at top courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO. Fire safety advocate Diane Cotter is on a mission. Ever since her husband, Lieutenant Paul Cotter, of the Worcester (MA) Fire Department ...

FALL RIVER — After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives. The Fall River firefighter has a longstanding side job as an activist, ...

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

DENVER — Firefighters have more to worry about than fires when they're on the job. There is also the risk of cancer, which can come from their own gear. The International Association of Fire Fighters ...

Firefighters’ turnout gear – the heavy clothing they don before fighting a fire – is essential protective equipment. But the textiles that make the clothing fireproof carry hazards of their own. A May ...

CHELMSFORD — Chelmsford’s newest firefighter made history, according to the Department of Fire Services, as the first in the state to complete the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Career Recruit ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- Retired Fire Capt. Richard Birt is trying to spread the word about a new documentary entitled "Burned: Protecting the Protectors" by Ethereal Films. In the past Birt has visited ...

New York’s Bravest would no longer be forced to use firefighting gear and other protective equipment containing a cancer-causing chemical under new legislation being considered by the City Council.

FALL RIVER — Firefighter Jason Burns remembers when his daughters were first born, dressing them in his safety equipment. Firefighting is in his blood. Seeing his girls wear his gear was a way for him ...

UPDATE: The equipment got there. INITIAL EDITED POST: The connection was formed a year ago and a pickup truck loaded with firefighting equipment went from northwest New Jersey to Alabama. But when ...