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 Metropolis Fire Department will receive grant funding to purchase new structural firefighting gear for its crew.

TODAY’S FIRES. JASON COLTER IS SOMETHING OF AN EXPERT ON FIREFIGHTING GEAR. BACK IN, LIKE THE 70S AND 80S, WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE IS YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR BOOTS HERE. THEY WOULD COME UP TO YOUR KNEES AND ...

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

AND ALONG THE PROCESSION ROUTE. IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING OUR PROTECTORS, THE PEOPLE WHO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE. BUT IN TOO MANY CASES, FIREFIGHTERS ARE DYING BECAUSE THE GEAR THEY WEAR, THE ...

UB researchers find firefighters in turnout gear face heat stress even in freezing weather and urge rehab protocols to ...

AURORA, Colo (KDVR) — Aurora Fire Rescue is stepping up efforts to protect its firefighters- not just from flames, but from long-term health risks that come with the job. This week, the department ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire PIO. The probie took three steps into his first live fire training, tripped, and ate it. Dumped the whole shoulder load right in front of his new crew. First ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Oftentimes, taxpayers never truly know how their money is being utilized, but that’s changing as the city of Albany allocates thousands of School Zone Camera funds for firefighter ...

With cancer the number one cause of death for firefighters, Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would allocate $3 million to replace fire apparatus thought to be causing cancer. Studies ...

San Francisco firefighters are getting new gear, free from the so-called forever chemicals that can lead to cancer. Forever chemicals, known as PFAS, can leach into their blood stream and lead to ...