The Durham Fire Department on Thursday will unveil a new vehicle firefighters can use to change into clean gear immediately after responding to a fire.

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York have already passed laws to phase out PFAS from firefighting gear by 2027-2028.

Layers of firefighter gear that crews use for going into a house fire have been found to contain it. Now, two Assemblymembers from Pasadena and San Francisco are pushing to change that with AB 1181.

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

County officials say numerous local government entities are likely to join this or other class-action lawsuits over firefighting gear.

A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could ban companies from manufacturing, selling, and distributing firefighting protective gear that contain forever chemicals.

SPRINGFIELD — A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, as lawmakers, union leaders and firefighters ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, as lawmakers, union leaders and ...

A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, as lawmakers, union leaders and firefighters ...

“We are hopeful that we will never have to put gear on that contains PFAS and that we will see a reduction in cancer rates in the next generation of firefighters.” ...

With cancer the number one cause of death for firefighters, Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would allocate $3 million to replace fire apparatus thought to be causing cancer ...