As firefighters are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect communities, their gear poses risks to their health.

Firefighters are already exposed to many risks to their well-being. The gear they wear and tools they use to keep themselves ...

Wildfires are storming into urban areas more frequently, and toxins in homes and cars are increasing cancer risk for ...

Oklahoma firefighters could soon see a clothing allowance. How a rural department says this would impact their crew.

Firefighters in New Mexico packed up their gear Thursday morning and are headed out west, to help with the wildfires ...

The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized 15 strike teams made up of 300 firefighters and 75 engines. Another 70 wildland firefighters are on their way as well.

U.S. Forest Service investigators today were seeking the public's help identifying two men who broke into a locked fire engine and stole equipment from a crew standing by for deployments during the ...

Researchers hope to turn this into a multigenerational study and see an improvement in wildland firefighter protective gear, precautions, and interventions in the near future. For those who are in ...

As wildfires ravage through California, killing at least 10 people and destroying neighborhoods, several firefighters across ...

The Wildfire Conservancy is conducting a first-of-a-kind cancer study on firefighters battling the Palisades Fire. The goal ...

“All of us, we’re all in the wildland team ... “When our firefighters accept an assignment like this one, they pack all the personal items and work gear they’ll need for 14 days, including ...

Urban wildfires release a host of chemicals into the air — from copper to lead — and protective gear falls woefully ... s the biggest threat to wildland firefighters.