A pair of new University of Alberta studies show how to make firefighters' clothing safer to wear, maintain and manufacture. One study revealed that some fibers used in the protective gear break down ...

Firefighter clothing is commonly made from heat-resistant fibers such as Kevlar, Nomex, PBI and flame-retardant cotton. Often, this combination of heat resistance and protection against liquid hazards ...

Every firefighter’s duty is to save lives and property, but who saves firefighters? A new company is trying to do just that, and is enlisting Fall River seamstresses as help. 9 Alarm Apparel is on a ...

The new breathable material aims to block harmful cancer-causing particles while improving comfort for wildland firefighters.

Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Cancer Awareness and Prevention Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Firefighters are exposed to various dangers while they are on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called ...

San Francisco firefighters are finally getting the protective gear they were promised after years’ long research revealed certain chemicals used in traditional firefighter uniforms can cause cancer.

The risk to firefighters isn’t just from breathing wildfire smoke – it’s also in the chemicals that get on their clothes and filter through to their skin.