Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — Firefighters face many risks as part of their jobs, and not just when battling fires. Horry County Fire ...

With cities and towns set to buy PFAS-free gear, Moore initially proposed a $125 million amendment to the bond bill, which he ...

New turnout gear for volunteer firefighters will be coming to five Collier-area departments. The Presto Volunteer Fire Department was awarded just more than $330,000 in federal Assistance to ...

The East Providence Fire Department has become the first in the United States to purchase and use non-PFAS turnout gear department-wide. The gear, which includes Milliken Assure™—North America’s first ...

Fire crews will be getting a new installment of non-PFAS turnout gear. Horry County Fire Rescue announced that they've recently rolled out 80 sets of new Fire-Dex AeroFlex turnout gear made with ...

Firefighter turnout gear is designed to shield first responders from extreme heat and danger, but new research suggests it may also introduce chemical exposures. A U.S. study found that brominated ...

Some firefighter gear is manufactured with chemicals called brominated flame retardants that could pose a risk to firefighter health, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & ...

SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — Firefighters face many risks as part of their jobs, and not just when battling fires. Horry County Fire Rescue has introduced new equipment aimed at reducing one of those risks ...