One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear ...

Every firefighter’s duty is to save lives and property, but who saves firefighters? A new company is trying to do just that, and is enlisting Fall River seamstresses as help. 9 Alarm Apparel is on a ...

Lawmakers in San Francisco are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a first-in-the-nation type of ban, prohibiting the use of protective fire equipment containing chemicals believed to cause cancer. “We're ...

Imec, UGent, Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, Connect Group and Sioen have developed a firefighters’ suit with integrated sensors to drastically reduce burning incidents suffered by firefighters ...

San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called forever chemicals. Local lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Following the lead of San Francisco's supervisors and mayor, SF Assembly member Matt Haney has proposed a law, almost certain to pass overwhelmingly, that will protect ...

BOSTON — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston ...

Firefighters want the option to wear protective gear that doesn’t contain toxic chemicals. The only problem? The very garment manufacturers whose gear contains PFAS sit on the standard-setting ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called ...