Article 16, if passed, will allow the police chief to purchase three new cruisers with equipment, including radios; Article 17 is related to the purchase of firefighters’ turnout gear.

Seventy of this year’s 262 new laptops for the fleet vehicles have been ordered already, and in-vehicle printers ... several years. Turnout gear, specialized clothing firefighters wear for ...

and to a rack of firefighter gear hanging less than a foot away from the paramedic transport vehicle’s spot. Diesel exhaust coats the gym and the gear. Behind a thin wooden door are the living ...

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 ...

While PFAS in firefighting foam like aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, has drawn national attention, the use of PFAS in turnout gear has received far less scrutiny — until recently.

Butte-Silver Bow has joined a class-action lawsuit against the makers and sellers of chemicals contained in firefighter turnout gear because they have allegedly been shown to cause cancer and ...

AND ALONG THE PROCESSION ROUTE. IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING OUR PROTECTORS, THE PEOPLE WHO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE. BUT IN TOO MANY CASES, FIREFIGHTERS ARE DYING BECAUSE THE GEAR THEY WEAR ...

Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters and their turnout gear has chemicals that have been linked to the ...

Studies have shown that all three layers of firefighter turnout gear contain Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), a class of fluorinated chemicals known as “forever chemicals.” ...

Sponsors and advocates believe the legislation can address concerns regarding PPE by eliminating the sale of turnout gear containing PFAS and improve long-term health risks that firefighters face.

The lawsuits claim the manufacturers knew about the highly toxic forever chemicals in the foam and in firefighter turnout gear, but continued to produce and sell them anyway. Attorneys tells us ...