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 ...

In Quincy, fire officials say new gear is not free of harmful chemics. Worcester says it uses a brand that's different that the one used by Quincy. Diane Cotter, wo helped raise awareness of the issue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives.

In this conversation with Peter Askey of Ricochet Gear, you’ll learn how a Philadelphia-based manufacturer has revolutionized structural firefighting gear since 1999. Askey explains Ricochet’s ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Butte-Silver Bow is joining a class-action lawsuit over firefighting gear they claim was tainted. Butte-Silver Bow has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, claiming that gear sold by ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois firefighters will soon be wearing protective gear free of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” under a new state law supporters say will save lives but that also raises ...

Six Smith County volunteer fire departments recently received a total of $170,000 in grant money from the Texas A&M Forest Service through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program ...

New York’s Bravest would no longer be forced to use firefighting gear and other protective equipment containing a cancer-causing chemical under new legislation being considered by the City Council.