Video: Fireground decontamination and laundering Reduce your exposure to fireground carcinogens by following these steps for decontamination and laundering
Recognizing and minimizing the inherent risks of wildfires OEHS experts offer key considerations related to existing PPE, new respirators and exposure times on the front lines
How are you transporting your contaminated PPE and equipment back to the station? When apparatus are maxed out on compartment space, storage bags offer a useful solution for transporting your gear
Dioxins: The most hazardous substance in structure fire environments What firefighters must understand about their exposure risks and decontamination efforts
IAFF supports firefighters suing over PFAS in turnout gear One of the defendants, 3M, says it no longer makes the foam mentioned and it stands by its products’ safety
Mass. firefighters sue 25 companies over cancer-causing chemicals in gear The defendants include 3M, Buckeye Fire Equipment, Johnson Controls and Tencate Protective Fabrics
Reducing firefighter cancer risk: How emotionally attached are you? Apply some simple marriage vows to your use of PPE at a structural fire
Fireground toxins don’t care if you’re paid or volunteer How volunteer departments can overcome challenges related to health mindset and limited PPE cleaning equipment
‘Ego eats brains’: Chief Brunacini’s lesson underscores the problem with dirty gear Does dirty gear really show how capable a firefighter you really are?
Another perspective on 'Dirty Helmet Syndrome' – and a simple way to reduce the risk Fire Chief Marc Bashoor details his perspective on the topic and outlines what one Florida department is doing to keep its members safe