East Providence, RI – The East Providence Fire Department has become the first in the United States to purchase and use non-PFAS turnout gear department-wide—an industry milestone achieved through a ...

Those who spoke during Monday’s press conference said PFAS have already been banned from other products, including toys and ...

In 2024, Connecticut joined Massachusetts and San Francisco in passing laws that prohibit PFAS in firefighter turnout gear. Still, many departments lack the resources to replace contaminated gear ...

Fire-Dex and Milliken & Company have partnered to provide the East Providence Fire Department with non-PFAS turnout gear.

The Fall River firefighter has a longstanding side job as an activist, speaking out about the dangers of using firefighting turnout gear made with PFAS — carcinogenic “forever chemicals ...

Two California lawmakers are working to remove a deadly chemical from firefighter gear. Assembly Bill 1181 comes more than a year after a KCRA 3 investigation delved into PFAs, the chemical that ...

To protect the next generation, PFAS in turnout gear must be addressed. “They don’t have to put the agent back on their body that could have caused their initial claim,” Carew said. ©2025 ...

Jason Burns, a Fall River firefighter who has been outspoken on PFAS in turnout gear, told the T&G Monday he’ll be watching the House closely. “We need the House to jump on board,” he said.

The Binghamton City Council will be voting on legislation to allocate federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds ...

To protect the next generation, PFAS in turnout gear must be addressed. “They don’t have to put the agent back on their body that could have caused their initial claim,” Carew said ...

On April 3, a class-action lawsuit was filed, directly targeting major manufacturers of firefighter turnout gear. The lawsuit alleges a shocking decades-long cover-up, ...

That’s why Fire Chief Matt Bernard said his department aims to update its firefighter turnout gear every five years. This included recently spending $146,248 toward that budgeted effort, ...