What Might Our Future Hold: PPE

Please keep your turnout gear clean. Shower within the hour after exposure to all contaminants. Consider a proper diet, reasonable exercise, and live a lifestyle that reduces your likelihood of contracting cancer.
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Butte County Fire debuted a brand-new piece of specialized equipment recently. Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field. (Source: CAL-Fire Butte County)

CAL Fire-Butte County (CA) Introduces New Mobile Support Vehicle

Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field.
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The Clyde (TX) VFD was a grant recipient last year. (Source: Texas A&M Forest Service)

Texas A&M Forest Service Awards VFDs $2.1M in Grants

The grants will assist in purchasing dry hydrants, fire and rescue equipment, personal protective equipment, and training aids.  
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Mountain Gate Volunteer Fire Department, 14508 Wonderland Boulevard, Redding, California. (Google maps)

UPDATED | Mountain Gate (CA) VFD Resumes Operations After Board Purchases New Gear

The Mountain Gate Community Service District Board approved the purchase of four sets of structure safety gear.
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A fire ripped through an entire block in the village of Ovid in Seneca County on the evening of January 21, 2025. Fire crews throughout the county responded to the scene which damaged several buildings on Main Street. (Rylee Kirk | rkirk@syracuse.com)

Firefighters Gloves, Gear Froze to Them Fighting Fire That Destroyed Ovid (NY) Block

Fighting the fire was difficult because of temperatures in the single digits and wind chills as low as minus-15 degrees.

Three Houston Firefighters Burned in Apartment Fire; Gear Melted During Mayday

A fire at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning resulted in injuries to three Houston firefighters.
An antique hand pump. The mural behind it depicts scenes of the Chicago Fire Department in action. (Photos by Mike Ciampo)

Logos, Patches, and Pride — Chicago Style

The Great Chicago Fire destroyed an area about four miles long and a mile wide, which was a large portion of the city at that…
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Source: Alachua County Fire Rescue Facebook page.

Equipment Grants Help Alachua County (FL) Fire Rescue Add New SCBA, RIT Bags

Alachua County Fire Rescue in Gainesville, Florida, recently added new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and new Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) bags to its arsenal, significantly…
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The Dracut Fire Department headquarters, located at 488 Pleasant Street, Dracut, Massachusetts. (Source: Dracutma.gov)

Dracut (MA) FD Receives $17K Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant

Eligible items include hoses and nozzles, turnout gear, ballistic protective equipment, gear washers and dryers, TI cameras, and more.
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