By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Jan. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Smoke-soaked firefighter gear can be rife with ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...

ARNOLD, Mo. – For several years, the Rock Community Fire Protection District has used apparatuses incorporating Bluetooth technology to enhance communication. Firefighters swipe a fob to pair ...

TREMONT – Pets and those who love them can breathe easier now that Tremont Fire Company has three pet-sized oxygen masks. “You hope you never need them,” Scott Fisher, chief engineer with Tremont Fire ...

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For ...

The firefighters fitted the oxygen mask on the muzzle of Sparky, the Hazelwood Fire Department's mascot. Although there were some smiles, their intent was serious. They were demonstrating some new ...

The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from firefighters, coal miners, medical equipment manufacturers and a ...

It’s up to us. That’s a sentiment you may hear a lot in the small-town or volunteer firefighting world. It’s used so much now that it does not hold the weight that it should. So what does that really ...

The city of Evanston is investigating an incident in which four Evanston firefighters wore Donald Trump masks while at work, according to the city’s spokesperson. The fire chief sent City Council a ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A Blair County fire department has received a 16-thousand dollar grant to purchase equipment to help test mask fitting. The UPMC Altoona Foundation awarded the grant to the ...