PPE News

Know your gear: What does a successful wear trial look like?

Sponsored by TenCate Protective Fabrics By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff Investing in turnout gear is a big deal. Not only do the...

How will the upcoming NFPA changes affect firefighters’ gear?

Sponsored by Globe By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff The fire service is constantly changing, introducing new tools, PPE, tactics and...

Don’t delay! Check out the 2022 AFG PPE Project Guide (eBook)

Sponsored by MSA Safety/Globe FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants application period started on January 9, 2023 and closes on February...

Know your gear: Why you should be wearing FR stationwear

Sponsored by TenCate Protective Fabrics By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff An immense amount of time and energy goes into making...

Technology on the fireground: How these 3 tools can help bolster communication

Sponsored by MSA Safety By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff Safety on the fireground isn’t a solitary endeavor. While it’s...

Know your gear: Moisture management

Sponsored by TenCate Protective Fabrics By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff No matter what part of the world you live in, there will be...

PFAS Act passes House of Representatives, expected to be signed into law

By FireRescue1 Staff WASHINGTON — The Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act passed the House of Representatives by a vote...

MSA Globe ATHLETIX Whiteboard: Is Your Turnout Gear Keeping Up

Is your turnout gear keeping up? Discover the benefits of Globe Athletix turnout gear and how it can help firefighters perform at peak capacity....

MSA Globe ATHLETIX Whiteboard: Is Your Turnout Gear Keeping Up

Is your turnout gear keeping up? Discover the benefits of Globe Athletix turnout gear and how it can help firefighters perform at peak capacity....

Easton Fire Department: MSA LUNAR Rollout & Demo

Easton, PA is taking their search and rescue efforts to the next level! Their department recently upgraded to MSA’s LUNAR Connected Devices and...

Heat stress and PPE – How can your turnout gear help?

Sponsored by Globe By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff Firefighters encounter extreme situations more frequently in any given week than...

On-Demand Webinar: Gear up for PPE changes: What’s ahead for NFPA 1971

Register now to watch this webinar on-demand In a monumental standards shift, the NFPA Standards Council approved consolidating its PPE standards...

Fire helmet selection for the modern world: Beyond knockdown and overhaul

Sponsored by Bullard The job of firefighter goes far beyond battling the flames and high heat of a room-and-contents fire to include technical...

USAID unsure of location of firefighter PPE sent to Cuba after Matanzas oil fire

By Nora Gámez Torres Miami Herald MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to...

Mass. firefighters rescue 3 occupants, including wheelchair-bound woman, from house fire

Tristan Smith masslive.com NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A New Bedford Fire Lieutenant has been touted as a hero after he used his body to...

FDNY 9/11-related illness deaths will soon surpass deaths from terror attack

Thomas Tracy New York Daily News NEW YORK — It’s a milestone no one wants to mark: Within the next year, the number of FDNY members who...

Know your gear: Understanding the layers of protection

By Courtney Levin, FireRescue1 BrandFocus Staff Of all the tools regularly used by firefighters, it can be argued that turnout gear is one of the...

Gordon Graham on PPE for first responders

Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. No matter what public safety service you perform, Today's...

How to buy turnout gear (eBook)

With the heightened focus on cancer awareness and prevention, departments depend on turnout gear to provide supreme protection from fireground...

What first responders should know about monkeypox patient care and provider safety

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared the recent monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Since...