When firefighters respond to an emergency, the gear they wear to protect themselves can also create challenges that could ...

A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with stolen firefighter equipment in Stockton. Stockton police confirmed ...

Firefighter gear, including breathing masks, can retain a substantial amount of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to cancer development.A simple, nondestructive wipe test found all evaluated ...

When firefighters respond to an emergency, the gear they wear to protect themselves can also create challenges that could ...

Turnout gear. Bunkers. Whatever the term is that you use to describe your personal protective equipment (PPE), the objective has always been the same: protect. But while improvements in technology and ...

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over 70 percent of firefighters are volunteers. Of these voluntters, over half are more than 40 years old, a benchmark where the incidence of muscular and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robert Lopez was arrested by Stockton police for allegedly stealing equipment from a Stockton Fire Department engine, ...

Firefighters in Stockton are asking whoever stole equipment from a parked fire engine to return it, no questions asked.