PORTAGE, Mich. — Portage Public Safety's Fire Division is set to become one of Michigan's first departments to use PFAS-free gear, according to the City of Portage. Wednesday, the Michigan Department ...

Chelmsford’s newest firefighter just made history. Thankfully, it will become a common occurrence in that department and others around the state in the coming years. According to the Department of ...

Sooty helmets were once a badge of honor. But research shows firefighters absorb carcinogenic particles through their skin ...

With recently-approved city funding, Concord Fire Department will be among the first in the country to obtain structural gear, worn here by Firefighter-EMT Ian Gill, free from PFAS chemicals. Credit: ...

CHELMSFORD — Chelmsford’s newest firefighter made history, according to the Department of Fire Services, as the first in the state to complete the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Career Recruit ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing ...

A Boston-based nonprofit addresses occupational cancer threat that causes 70-75% of firefighter line-of-duty deaths ...