Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives.

Fire engines and fire trucks often get lumped together in everyday conversation, yet on the fireground they serve very ...

Photo at top courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO. Fire safety advocate Diane Cotter is on a mission. Ever since her husband, Lieutenant Paul Cotter, of the Worcester (MA) Fire Department ...

Wildland firefighting is a coordinated effort. Like players on a sports team or musicians in an orchestra, hand crews, smokejumpers, water tenders, fire engines, helicopters, airtankers, and heavy ...

Responding to global demand, LION reenters the EN-compliant firefighting equipment market with high-performance gear designed for diverse environments. LION declared its return to the market for ...

ITASCA, Illinois (April 15, 2025) – Darley has just released Firefighting Equipment Catalog #278. Specifically crafted for first responder professionals, this redesigned catalog features more than 200 ...

Firefighters face not only the direct danger of battling flames, but also a hidden threat from the very gear designed to protect them. "Firefighting gear has got forever chemicals in it that are ...

Turnout gear. Bunkers. Whatever the term is that you use to describe your personal protective equipment (PPE), the objective has always been the same: protect. But while improvements in technology and ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — 73 volunteer fire departments across the state, including two dozen in Central Illinois, are ...

E-ONE, a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus and emergency vehicles, today announced a $23.5 million investment in its manufacturing facility that will expand the company's aerial production ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- Retired Fire Capt. Richard Birt is trying to spread the word about a new documentary entitled "Burned: Protecting the Protectors" by Ethereal Films. In the past Birt has visited ...