Responding to global demand, LION reenters the EN-compliant firefighting equipment market with high-performance gear designed ...

In Quincy, fire officials say new gear is not free of harmful chemics. Worcester says it uses a brand that's different that the one used by Quincy. Diane Cotter, wo helped raise awareness of the issue ...

Photo at top courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO. Fire safety advocate Diane Cotter is on a mission. Ever since her husband, Lieutenant Paul Cotter, of the Worcester (MA) Fire Department ...

The new equipment is lightweight, durable and helps address concerns with standard firefighting gear – older, outdated gear contains PFAs that contribute to cancer. The government could shut down in ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Funding for new fire gear in the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety will reduce firefighters’ risk of cancer. The city received $500,000 for a second set of fire turnout gear on ...

SAN DIEGO — Governor Gavin Newsom has signed assembly bill 1881 which bans the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in firefighting equipment, aiming to protect firefighters ...