Personal Protective Equipment
Ind. governor signs bill to monitor PFAS in firefighters across the state
A pilot program will monitor the chemical levels in the blood of thousands of firefighters
Ill. FD to spend $500K on PFAS-free PPE to reduce cancer risk
Naperville City Council authorized spending to replace their frontline firefighter PPE with PFAS-free outer shells
$1.2M grant helps Maine FDs recruit, train volunteer firefighters
7 FDs will use the FEMA grant to recruit and equip as many as 80 firefighters over the next 4 years
5 Ala. firefighters burned, injured during rescues in fatal fire
Montgomery Captain Donald L. Crenshaw, Jr. suffered second- and third-degree burns across 20% of his body as firefighters attempted to rescue three civilians
Ore. FD reports theft of about $10K in gear from chief's truck
The missing items include a Portland Fire & Rescue turnout jacket and firefighting air packs
NFPA calls IAFF lawsuit over PFAS in bunker gear misguided, ill-informed, meritless
"NFPA’s process is the gold standard for standards development and involves a proven, consensus-based approach," said Vice President Lorraine Carli
IAFF sues NFPA to remove PFAS from protective gear
“The very gear designed to protect firefighters, to keep us safe, is killing us,” said General President Edward Kelly, calling the NFPA standard that requires PFAS needless
Union to FDNY: Do more to guard FFs from e-bike fire smoke; it may be as risky as 9/11 toxins
UFA President Andrew Ansbro has started talking with Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to ramp up the cleaning of bunker gear after e-bike battery fires
