In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and tobacco. Both the fires themselves and the very gear firefighters wear on the ...

The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) announced Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 the upcoming transition to PFAS-free ...

The recent fires ravaging Los Angeles have highlighted the dangers faced in firefighting — winds, fast-moving flames, smoke, chemical fumes — but it turns out that one of the most ...

By Will Atwater The recent fires ravaging Los Angeles have highlighted the dangers faced in firefighting — winds, fast-moving flames, smoke, chemical fumes — but it turns out that one of the most ...

Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to a number of house fires on Tuesday. Crews say they can feel physical impacts from working in the bitter cold. Battalion Chief Clay Hendon said crews will layer ...