Researchers validated a non-destructive wipe test to detect PFAS on firefighter gear and SCBA masks, revealing contamination ...
The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet ...
A new “wipe test” on firefighter gear has been likened to “turning on a blacklight in a dark room,” and may lead to important ...
In this episode of Igniting the Shift Within, David Dachinger sits down with Tonya Herbert, owner of Thin Red Line Decon and Florida PPE Services. The discussion reveals critical insights into ...
Photo at top courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO. Fire safety advocate Diane Cotter is on a mission. Ever since her husband, Lieutenant Paul Cotter, of the Worcester (MA) Fire Department ...
Joe Scheumann laments fire departments', officers' and firefighters' disregard—conscious or not—of safety standards that are ...
DRACUT — The Dracut Fire Department has been awarded $22,254 through the Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program, enabling the replacement of aging self-contained breathing apparatus ...
The Killeen City Council will consider approving more than $3 million for firefighting equipment that will help firefighters ...