First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...
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Apparatus Bay Storage: Nothing Taken for Granted
Departments do themselves and their members a disservice when they don’t take into consideration the opportunities that a ...
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St. John’s Regional Fire Department Announces Transition to PFAS-Free Bunker Gear
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department has announced the transition to PFAS-free bunker gear for all its active firefighters ... The department will replace approximately 250 active firefighter ...
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St. John's fire department to begin transition to PFAS-Free bunker gear for firefighters
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) announced Wednesday, Jan. 22, it was transitioning to PFAS-free bunker gear for all its active firefighters. A news release notes that the change ...
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PFAS Alternatives ACT could ensure carcinogenic-free turnout gear for Arizona’s firefighters
Manufacturers did not reveal for many years that firefighter’s gear, which was meant to protect them, could make them sick. The facts slowly started to surface thanks to toxicology studies. A study ...