New turnout gear and equipment were recently purchased by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, thanks in part to a ...

This article is the third in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. Small-town ...

The grant money will be used to purchase personal protective equipment such as helmets and turnout gear. The grant is part of two community programs launched by Norfolk Southern in 2023 ...

A dismissal letter addressed to the former Onslow County Fire and Rescue division head Adam Ketchum say that he was being ...

In the regular meeting of the Harriman City Council meeting on Tuesday, council members agreed on these items on the agenda: ...

will be used at incidents such as industrial fires, Collins Fire Chief John Pope said. Collins firefighters welcomed a new member, but this one won't have to be fitted for the proper turnout gear.

PFAS—which stands for "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances"—are a category of chemicals used in a wide range ... they wear during a fire—called turnout gear. "Our latest study showed that ...

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. This downtime not only ...

Keene said the town has used $94,201 of the funds so far, leaving a balance of $21,899 to use by the end of this month. In addition to the turnout gear, the town plans to spend $16,570 for a ...

In October 2024, Carrier Global reached a $730 million settlement over claims that the company’s fire protection unit, Kidde-Fenwal, used PFAS ... more than 40 turnout gear manufacturers in ...

The mid-19th century gear consisted almost entirely of wool, which was used both to ward off the heat of the flames and the cold of the winter air. Turnout gear, or the protective clothing worn by ...

Council passed on second reading the budget and millage ordinances, including a tax increase of .47 mills. Mayor Tom Riel said in November when the budget was introduced that rising costs are to blame ...