Wildland firefighting is a coordinated effort. Like players on a sports team or musicians in an orchestra, hand crews, smokejumpers, water tenders, fire engines, helicopters, airtankers, and heavy ...

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 ...

Firefighters face not only the direct danger of battling flames, but also a hidden threat from the very gear designed to protect them. "Firefighting gear has got forever chemicals in it that are ...

In this conversation with Peter Askey of Ricochet Gear, you’ll learn how a Philadelphia-based manufacturer has revolutionized structural firefighting gear since 1999. Askey explains Ricochet’s ...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - A few fire departments in southern Illinois are celebrating after securing grants for equipment. The Metropolis, Benton and Makanda Township Fire Departments announced they ...

The Metropolis Fire Department will receive grant funding to purchase new structural firefighting gear for its crew.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them wear 45 pounds of gear and an oxygen mask. In today’s On the Clock, I put my lifesaving skills to the test and hung out with the Wichita Falls Fire Department ...

The City of Worcester has joined a federal lawsuit that seeks to recover the money used to replace firefighting gear that contained harmful chemicals known as PFAS. The city joins several communities ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The Fort Worth Fire Department is replacing 11 fire trucks and will add personal protective equipment to supplement a gear exchange program. The City Council recently ...

The Marshall Fire Department held a Push-In Ceremony to introduce its new fire engine pumper and ambulances, which are ...