As heavy snow continued to fall and turned into freezing rain, firefighter David Testa offered his turnout coat to the young boy. Lieutenant Jonathan McCarthy observed the act of kindness from the ...

In this FirefighterNation.com article, learn about the PPE challenges women firefighters face in the fire service.

Having the firefighter’s name on the bottom of the bunker coat is another very visible identification that helps with fireground rapid accountability. SCBA should have the company number legible ...

A Massachusetts firefighter is being celebrated for comforting ... "The real superhero of the night was Testa, who draped his turnout coat over the little boy as he watched his mother's car ...

"The firefighter community has raised concerns ... though that is not necessarily due to PFAS specifically. Turnout gear includes pants, coats, gloves, boots and helmets. This study focused ...

A Salem woman must serve 12 years in prison for starting a fire that put multiple Salem apartment building tenants at risk ...

Weighing more than 45 pounds, it consists of things like a firefighter’s multilayer turnout coat and pants, along with a helmet and breathing apparatus, along with peripheral gear like the ...

The Firefighter Turnout Gear program aims to help fire departments with purchasing an additional set of turnout gear — including coat, pants, and boots — and allows full-time firefighters to ...

has been pushing legislation since 2018 that would ban PFAS — short for polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances — from firefighting turnout gear. PFAS, which coat everything from ...

A local firefighter has become a mini-celebrity after an act of kindness on the job. During the snowstorm on Saturday night, a mother and her child were in their car when it suddenly slid off the ...