Firefighter gear, including breathing masks, can retain a substantial amount of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to cancer development.A simple, nondestructive wipe test found all evaluated ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing ...

Massachusetts is on the verge of having the strongest law in the country to protect firefighters from their own gear, as a bill effectively PFAS from turnout gear heads to Governor Maura Healey for ...

BOSTON — Top Senate Democrats ruled that policies with majority support meant to target the toxic and cancer-causing chemicals known as PFAS were outside the scope of a major health care bill that ...

Massachusetts is about to get a new law to shield firefighters from toxic chemicals contained in their protective equipment and eventually phase out the use of PFAS that’s been linked to cancer. Gov.

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