Gear Wash, a subsidiary of Fire-Dex, announces the launch of CO2 Contaminant Cleaning Technology as an option for firefighter gear cleaning. This innovative service offers firefighters and first ...

Firefighters face flames and other kinds of immediate threats when responding to calls, but the danger does not end for them when they arrive back at the station. The International Association of ...

Dirty firefighter equipment piling up. Inefficient technology. And close to $19 million wasted. That according to Montreal’s ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia — Firefighters at a rural Georgia fire station no longer have to drive to neighboring counties or wash their protective gear at home, thanks to a donation from a local water ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The significant risk of exposure to carcinogens for Buffalo firefighters may be reduced in part through new state funding for heavy duty laundry equipment to thoroughly wash out their ...

From the outside, firefighter response gear doesn't look terribly high-tech. The coats, pants, gloves and boots don’t differ much from regular versions of the same items. But the makeup of this ...