In this FirefighterNation.com article, learn about the PPE challenges women firefighters face in the fire service.

(KCTV) - The first Black female firefighter in Kansas City ... private bunk rooms and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured,” KCFD said in its release.

Carolyn Mitchell, Kansas City’s first Black female firefighter ... and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured.” James Garrett, a former deputy chief ...

She was one of the first two women to join KCFD back in 1977 and the city’s first Black female firefighter ... and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured.

The researchers also found female firefighters have much higher levels of flame retardants, which are also carcinogenic, in their bodies. Manufacturers add PFAS to firefighter turnout gear and ...

The researchers also found that female firefighters have much higher levels of flame retardants, which are also carcinogenic, in their bodies. Manufacturers add PFAS to firefighter turnout gear ...