As more wild winds to hit Southern California, firefighters gear up by the thousands
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready ...
2 alleged thieves sought for stealing firefighting gear from U.S. Forest Service crews
Authorities are searching for two men who allegedly broke into a locked U.S. Forest Service fire engine and stole equipment ...
Protective Gear Poses Hidden Risks To Firefighters Battling LA Wildfires
As firefighters are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect communities, their gear poses risks to their health.
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LA Fires: Couple charged with impersonating firefighters, DA announces
Dustin Lee Nehl and Jennifer Nehl have been charged with impersonating firefighters during the LA County wildfires, using ...
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PFAS compounds found in more firefighting PPE
The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.
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Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant to benefit local fire departments
To ensure that local firefighters can continue to do their jobs and be well equipped, state officials announced a Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant for the 2025 fiscal year that will benefit the ...
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Fire department to begin transition to PFAS-Free bunker gear for firefighters
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) announced Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 the upcoming transition to PFAS-free ...
The Private Firefighters On Call for the Californians Who Can Afford Them
Andrew Sarvis of West Coast Water Tenders on the LA fires and the demand for private firefighers in Malibu and the Palisades.
Fact Check: Did California Donate Firefighting Equipment to Ukraine?
Comments about the donations have been shared on social media as firefighters battle multiple devastating blazes in the Los ...
New standards address PFAS toxins in firefighting turnout gear for the first time
We've been investigating a serious health threat to firefighters, embedded in the gear they wear when they do their ...
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Springfield, Chicopee awarded grants for new firefighter equipment
Chicopee and Springfield’s Fire Departments will get money to purchase protective gear and other essential safety equipment.
‘Firefighting is expensive’ | Support coming for hundreds of volunteer fire stations across the state
“Firefighting is expensive, these trucks behind us are expensive; equipment over here is expensive, and even purchasing five sets of gear in one year here as this stuff expires would use up all our ...