A first responder tests the WFFR while putting out a tree still inadvertently ablaze from a recent controlled burn. (DHS S&T photo) In May 2022, an experienced group of firefighters joined the Science ...

APRs and PAPRs are small, portable and offer protection from hazardous air particles, smoke and gases, making them suitable for wildland firefighting. (CAL FIRE photo) A new market survey report that ...

Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes but worry that the wrong respirator or mask ...

A new bipartisan bill in the Senate aims to protect federal wildland firefighters from working long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke.

At a recent Fire Chief’s Committee meeting, fire chiefs gathered around their brand new AeroFit testing system, a device that delivers precise, OSHA-compliant fit tests for N95 respirators, ...

The Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act was introduced by Democratic California Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Utah Senator John ...

A new bill sponsored by Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla would explore landmark respiratory protections to shield wildland ...

Smoke lingered in the heat as fire Capt. Jeff Wainwright sweltered near Hangman Valley outside Spokane this past June. Baking in his bunker gear on a wildfire assignment, he caught a whiff of himself ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Lynchburg Fire Department (LFD)announced Monday it has completed a three-year process of replacing all 142 of its SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) respirators and ...

Smoke lingered in the heat as fire Capt. Jeff Wainwright sweltered near Hangman Valley outside Spokane this past June. Baking in his bunker gear on a wildfire assignment, he caught a whiff of himself ...