Upon arrival, firefighters found the structure fully involved in fire and a man dressed in turnout gear that said “FDNY” on the back trying to extinguish the blaze with a garden hose ...

Upon arrival, firefighters found the structure fully engulfed in fire and a man dressed in FDNY turnout gear trying to extinguish the blaze with a garden hose, according to a release from MDPS.

Firefighters now face cancer as a leading threat. Wilkes-Barre leads efforts with new screenings and awareness initiatives to ...

Dirty turnout gear used to be a badge of honor, but it likely exacerbated firefighters’ cancer risk. Courtesy of Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey ...

“We are hopeful that we will never have to put gear on that contains PFAS and that we will see a reduction in cancer rates in the next generation of firefighters.” ...

Toxic Turnout Gear: The Fight to Protect Firefighters from PFAS Exposure A growing body of evidence reveals that PFAS in firefighter turnout gear is a serious occupational health threat, prompting ...

10 Worcester firefighters are suing chemical and gear makers, alleging PFAS in their products caused their cancers.

An FDNY firefighter was critically injured while fighting a fire in a multifamily house on Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker said in a statement.

A commemorative climb in Flushing raised funds for the families of firefighters who died on 9/11 or from related illnesses afterward.

Columbia County firefighters trekked 110 flights of stairs Wednesday morning, donning badges with the photos of fallen firefighters from the 9/11 terrorist attack to show their support for the FDNY ...

The state Senate Monday passed legislation long pushed by firefighters that would ban PFAS in turnout gear by 2027. The Senate passed the legislation around 11:30 a.m. and it will now be sent to ...