Amanda Newsom's two decades of experience testing and certifying first responder PPE provides the platform for her stance that how firefighter turnout gear is built must evolve. Many of the PPE sizing ...

Analysis by a team from Drexel University found that firefighters may shun safety gear due to the pressure of living up to their risk-taker image. Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in Drexel’s ...

Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market was valued at USD 1.98 billion in 2024 and expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% from 2025-2032, reaching USD 2.90 ...

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month brings renewed attention to the unseen hazards that linger long after a scene is cleared. The condition and cleanliness of PPE can play a major role in long-term ...

The Denver Fire Department is issuing lightweight gear to its firefighters. The new gear is designed to reduce heat stress firefighters experience during calls, 9 News reports. In addition, the gear ...

Turnout gear. Bunkers. Whatever the term is that you use to describe your personal protective equipment (PPE), the objective has always been the same: protect. But while improvements in technology and ...

Female firefighters are facing a major issue with ill-fitting gear. Steps must be taken to ensure they receive the same level of protection as their male counterparts. In 1818, Molly Williams of ...

OVIEDO, Fla. — The Oviedo Fire Department has upgraded to new, lightweight PPE to improve firefighter comfort and safety during low-risk emergencies. The new Tec-Gear PPE offers firefighters a lighter ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- Fire Chief Larry Walters expressed his gratitude to the Park Foundation during a Sept. 8 City Council Finance Committee meeting after announcing that the local foundation has recently ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Mathis Volunteer Fire Department Chief Adrian Ramirez showed 3NEWS the department's personal protective gear Wednesday. "This stuff is already kind of old,” he said. It did ...

San Francisco’s fire department is set to become the largest in the country to phase out “forever chemicals” in firefighting gear, officials said Thursday. With cancer surpassing heart disease as the ...