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.

(WALB) – According to recent state data, Georgia saw nearly 400,000 motor vehicle crashes in 2024, marking a 4% increase from the previous year. Nationwide, firefighters are called to cut ...

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SAN ANTONIO - Firefighters acted swiftly to put out a fire that started in a vehicle and quickly spread to a nearby home on the East Side of town. The fire happened around 3:32 a.m. Sunday at a ...

Crews were able to stop the fire quickly and everyone made it out safely. Officials in rural Texas are accused of paying campaign worker who told elderly people how to vote: docs Ultra-processed ...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — Firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle fire Friday night. Chatham County Fire was dispatched to the vehicle at Middle Landing Road and Fort Argyle Road at 10:28 p ...

According to the law firm Hagens Berman, the lawsuit centers on turnout gear, with more than a million firefighters across the United States coming into contact with toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS ...

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.” ...

Gazette News – The Emporia Gazette May 6—An average of five firefighters ... Davis said a rescue truck was hit in January’s multi-vehicle accident in Emporia — traffic accident scenes ...

The city only pays for the officer's firefighting gear, otherwise known as turnout gear. The Gazette reached out to Taunton Police Department's Public Information Office several times asking ...