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 ...

Danbury, Conn., Fire Chief Richard Thode opened an unzipped coat that is part of a firefighter's standard turnout gear. Its outer shell is dark gray, with reflective yellow and silver stripes on the ...

View of a room and contents fire from the platform of Mine Hill Ladder 124 during a November 2023 structure fire in Wharton, NJ. Firefighters from Wharton, Mine Hill, and Dover Fire Departments ...

Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Cancer Awareness and Prevention Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Undoubtedly, firefighting is a profession that’s laden with ...

A growing body of evidence reveals that PFAS in firefighter turnout gear is a serious occupational health threat, prompting urgent calls for federal legislation, research funding and safer ...

From wildfires to floods, cleanup crews face serious respiratory and skin exposure risks. What lessons can be learned from the Lahaina and California fires and applied to PPE and respiratory ...

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 Fire ...

It looks like a knitting room, with wicker baskets and soft yarns. But Diane Cotter calls it her war room. “This is where the research is done and the strategies come into fruition,” she said, looking ...

Firefighter Jason Burns appreciates the attention that firefighting foam has received recently because long term exposure to it has been linked to cancer. However, he says he’s rarely used ...