The city and county of Butte-Silver Bow accuses the manufacturers of colluding to hide that the firefighter turnout gear ...

In response to San Francisco's ordinance banning PFAS chemicals, the SFFD is transitioning its entire fleet to non-PFAS turnout gear by 2025, ensuring firefighter safety and ...

Bay County Fire Rescue is upgrading fire engines, protective gear, and replacing aging equipment that has been in service for ...

From the outside, firefighter response gear doesn't look terribly high-tech. The coats, pants, gloves and boots don’t differ much from regular versions of the same items. But the makeup of this ...

Turnout gear. Bunkers. Whatever the term is that you use to describe your personal protective equipment (PPE), the objective has always been the same: protect. But while improvements in technology and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elm Mott Volunteer Fire Rescue has been awarded a grant from the Last Call Foundation to purchase seven sets of PFAS-free ...

When Illinois House Bill 2409 goes into effect, it will require manufacturers selling firefighter gear to state their gear ...

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 ...

The city and county of Butte-Silver Bow accuses the manufacturers of colluding to hide that the firefighter turnout gear ...