One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear ...

From the outside, firefighter response gear doesn't look terribly high-tech. The coats, pants, gloves and boots don’t differ much from regular versions of the same items. But the makeup of this ...

Officials at the U.S. Forest Service knew gear worn by wildland firefighters contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” years before the agency publicly acknowledged the issue, according to ...

Fighting wildland fires is dangerous enough. The smoke exposure, changing conditions and mental health risks can be daunting, for even experienced firefighters. But federal wildland firefighters ...

Developed using recommendations from the Department of Homeland Security Wildland Firefighter PPE clothing system program, this line was meticulously purpose-built. Developed using recommendations ...

Should a wildfire strike Squamish this summer, Squamish Fire Rescue (SFR) is ready and better equipped than ever. The ...