and lug heavy equipment without feeling overly encumbered. Likewise, a wildland firefighter's gear must be all-inclusive, with every possible tool at the ready that he or she could need while ...

Ontario, Canada firefighter Shawn Burns takes us through his gear: What works, what he carries on every call, and why.

Thursday Austin city council voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment ... to ban ...

The chemical cocktails that are emitted when modern homes burn, as well as foams used to extinguish fires, were long seen as ...

The Township of Esquimalt is making the health of its first responders a top priority. Esquimalt council directed staff to ...

The University of California system is putting nearly $6 million into research to help reduce cancer rates among firefighters ...

The new gear Whitney Fire and Rescue received will help supply the volunteer firefighters and enable them to save lives, just ...

SNOHOMISH — This month Snohomish County Fire District #4 received two new pieces of safety equipment: the StormStick and an ...