This chilling new layer, discovered by Bryan and fellow Virginia firefighter Charlene ... makes toxin-free station gear, with hopes that new awareness brings a safer future.

On March 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to ban “the manufacture, sale or distribution” ...

JAY — The Fire Rescue Department received a $5,000 grant from the state Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund to buy a heavy-duty washing machine that will filter out carcinogens from firefighters’ gear.

The chemicals can be found in everything from firefighting foam to thermal ... as we hope safer gear becomes available in the future,” Larson said. Similar bills have passed in other states.