Firefighters are among the first to put their lives on the line in an emergency, but with rising equipment costs, volunteer ...

Proper gear is essential to the safety, health, and effectiveness of firefighters, yet many volunteer fire departments struggle to find the funding for up-to-date turnout gear. In 2025 ...

The Borough of Bay Head will be purchasing $28,000 of new firefighting equipment for Bay Head Fire Company. At the last ...

CLAYTON, N.C. (WNCN) — The Clayton Fire Department is upgrading the turnout gear for firefighters, town officials said Wednesday.

Earlier this week the Mountain Gate Volunteer Fire Department had to shut down operations due to safety concerns regarding their turnout gear. Turnout gear is what ...

“[We] have two sets of turnout gear so that we could wash one set after a fire so we can get into a clean set so that we’re not wearing gear with carcinogens on for the rest of our shift ...