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Line Gear All wildland firefighters must carry some sort of line gear. A well-stocked and carefully packed line pack can easily get you through the first day or two of firefighting.
Developing a standpipe bag that includes all the equipment necessary is a key measure that can be performed to improve operational success.
It’s A Bag was inspired by her son, Christopher Holmes, a firefighter in California. He had seen fellow firefighters use duffel bags and toiletry bags made with the same fabric as his bunker gear.
JACKSON — The Jackson Fire Department wants you to be on the lookout after someone who stole a volunteer firefighter’s bag full of gear. Thousands of dollars in equipment is now gone, a… ...
A firefighters union and a chiefs association advise firefighters to wear protective gear less often, since it can contain PFAS, chemicals that pose health risks.
True North Gear to release new Dispatch Duffel, a lightweight gear bag that fits all your turnout gear with ease.
FAIRFAX, Va. — Emergency crews are still searching for a missing Fairfax County firefighter and his friend who went missing off Port Canaveral, Fla. on Friday. The Coast Guard found a gear bag ...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contamination control is now as critical for firefighters as protection from smoke inhalation and burns.
The theft was first reported on Aug. 16, when the firefighter told dispatchers that a duffel bag containing equipment for fighting wildfires had been stolen out of his garage off Nicole Court in ...
Firefighters face rising cancer risks from PFAS in their protective gear. Kansas City officials warn safer gear could be decades away.
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s ...
This week's Shark Tank features the awesome-looking Firefighter Turnout Bags created by Niki and Matt Rasor. But where can you buy them?