SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Dec. 19, 2024) — Global diversified manufacturing leader Milliken & Company announced that it is the first textile manufacturer to offer non-PFAS materials for all ...

The gear that was selected for the testing was purposefully chosen to provide a representation of various manufacturers ... errors that might damage firefighter turnout gear.

What set Racioppi’s training apart was that he fought his first fires in turnout gear ... of our firefighters for generations to come.” Under this legislation, effective Jan. 1, manufacturers ...

The NIST studies do not assess the health risks that firefighters might face due to the presence of PFAS in turnout gear ... of wildland firefighter gear from several manufacturers of firefighter ...

Firefighters’ Unions: A Growing Class of PFAS Litigants As Pillsbury previously detailed, lawsuits have been brought against more than 40 turnout gear manufacturers in multiple jurisdictions ...

Firefighters ... as gear must be shipped to off-site locations, cleaned, and then returned—a process that can take days or even weeks to complete an entire department's turnout gear.

One wall of the truck bay holds hooks for the protective turnout gear that the department’s volunteer firefighters don to shield them from flames, heat and water. The station has no shower facility, ...

Milliken & Company announced that it is the first textile manufacturer to offer non-PFAS materials for all three layers of ...