"Always Ready"—This Currier and Ives painting illustrates the clothing of the early American fire fighter. The mid-19th century gear consisted almost entirely of wool, which was used both to ...

It isn't clear why, but one theory is that it comes from the protective equipment they wear during a fire—called turnout gear. "Our latest study showed that PFAS are present not only in the ...

The controls were easy to understand and had built-in safeguards to prevent user errors that might damage firefighter turnout gear. The design of this dryer combines impressive airflow volume and ...