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Prices have doubled and fire equipment orders take three or four years to receive. How are Iowa fire departments coping?
However, a 2022 article on fire statistics reported in 2020 by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) stated that 89,600 women were part of the U.S. fire service (NFPA, 2022).
Rethinking Personal Protection Equipment for Women in Fire Service Female firefighters are facing a major issue with ill-fitting gear. Steps must be taken to ensure they receive the same level of ...
The East Providence Fire Department has become the first in the United States to purchase and use non-PFAS turnout gear ...
Their commitment paid off on Thursday, June 26, when they graduated alongside students from Sanford Regional Technical Center ...
The 175 turnout coats received by East Providence Firefighters are the first of their kind in the U.S. fire service, officials say ...
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, PFAS have been found in at least one location in 19 ...
As South Africa enters the high-risk winter fire season, Sappi Southern Africa reflects not only on the serious threats that ...
Snow, and later driving rain on every Saturday training day for weeks, and, of course, mud. Training is grueling in such ...
At the Berkeley Hills Fire Department, crews are ready for what the temperatures may bring over the next few days. But, these ...