Fick was a firefighter paramedic on the department. Fick died on Jan. 21 after a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ACFR shared ...

Because of Worcester firefighter Jackson Lowbridge's quick thinking and actions, a fellow firefighter's life was saved during an training exercise.

After a 2021 Rockville shooting that killed one person, 21-year-old Cesar De La O Rodriguez, an El Salvadorian citizen, was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Rodriguez was a member of the ...

A bill submitted for consideration by a member of the House of Representatives proposes to give volunteer firefighters a ... of clothing costs. Bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatuses ...

The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) announced Wednesday, Jan. 22, it was transitioning to PFAS-free bunker gear for all its active firefighters. A news release notes that the change ...

O’Toole — an active member of IAFF Local 1075 for over two decades, serving on various committees, including the executive board — had exposed himself to these hidden carcinogens almost every day ...

In response to new research about PFAS in turnout gear, the IAFF has urged their members to limit the amount of time they wear it. Members should only wear their gear to a fire and then remove them as ...

For years, the modest nonprofit has quietly worked to provide firefighters with equipment ... capable of cleaning the toxins from heavy turnout coats. They discovered the vast majority of the ...

Manufacturers did not reveal for many years that firefighter’s gear, which was meant to protect them, could make them sick. The facts slowly started to surface thanks to toxicology studies. A study ...