New legislation could ban the use of harmful chemicals in firefighter gear. Firefighters said while they're braving dangerous ...

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, claiming these companies ...

According to the class action, the manufacturers of firefighter turnout gear colluded in attempting to conceal the risks of PFAS in turnout gear, all the while failing to provide PFAS-free options ...

Turnout gear, or the protective clothing worn by ... The NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting, for instance, called for an outer layer of flame-resistant fabric ...

Our turnout gear is the No. 1 thing we’re looking at,” Horry County Fire Rescue Chief Joseph Tanner said Tuesday. “It’s a cost that we have to pay to keep our people healthy.” ...

Butte-Silver Bow has joined a class-action lawsuit against the makers and sellers of chemicals contained in firefighter turnout gear because they have allegedly been shown to cause cancer and ...