Instead of installing more speed cameras, those tax dollars will now help ensure firefighters have reliable, life-saving gear ...

Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS Date: November 30, 2023 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: Transitioning away from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ...

2 states ban PFAS from firefighter gear. Advocates hope more will follow suit Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health ...

The state Senate Monday passed legislation long pushed by firefighters that would ban PFAS in turnout gear by 2027. The Senate passed the legislation around 11:30 a.m. and it will now be sent to ...

When her husband, Paul, a firefighter since 1988, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 55, she started to suspect the gear could not only fail due to use but that it could also endanger ...

Massachusetts becomes the second state to pass a ban on PFAS in bunker gear, following Connecticut. “Our law is stronger; it goes into effect a year earlier,” MacKinnon said. With reports from ...

A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., firefighter shows the turnout gear firefighters must wear to protect against heat and flames. By Livi Stanford | [email protected] | Hartford Courant staff UPDATED ...

As reports of work-related cancer incidence among firefighters increase, the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department hosted three days of cancer screenings for City firefighters and others from around the reg… ...

When her husband, Paul, a firefighter since 1988, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 55, she started to suspect the gear could not only fail due to use but that it could also endanger ...

When her husband, Paul, a firefighter since 1988, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 55, she started to suspect the gear could not only fail due to use but that it could also endanger ...

Massachusetts becomes the second state to pass a ban on PFAS in bunker gear, following Connecticut. “Our law is stronger; it goes into effect a year earlier,” MacKinnon said. With reports from ...

Massachusetts becomes the second state to pass a ban on PFAS in bunker gear, following Connecticut. “Our law is stronger; it goes into effect a year earlier,” MacKinnon said. With reports from ...