Matt Varner is a third-generation firefighter. He's been with the Schuylerville Fire Department for 27 years and has recently channeled his passion in a more creative way — making bags and other ...

The fire was reported around 2 p.m. on Wednesday near Campo Road and Star Acres Drive and quickly grew to 20+ acres near homes.

“We are hopeful that we will never have to put gear on that contains PFAS and that we will see a reduction in cancer rates in the next generation of firefighters.” ...

Firefighters face rising cancer risks from PFAS in their protective gear. Kansas City officials warn safer gear could be decades away.

If firefighting turnout gear is not decontaminated properly after a fire, firefighters risk exposing harmful chemicals to their firehouses and homes, potentially harming co-workers and family members.

In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and tobacco. Both the fires themselves and the very gear firefighters wear on the ...

Tina Mecey, a Mehlville firefighter and paramedic, died of cancer last week. Her passing is considered a line-of-duty death under Missouri law.

The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags.

While some social media users have criticised the LAPD’s access to professional firefighting equipment, others have clarified that the “handbags" seen in the video are not women’s bags but rather ...

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 ...

LA Firefighters Using Women's Purses to Battle Blazes? Not Exactly Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying water in handbags.