Mayor Ryan to invest in new firefighter gear for the BFD. The mayor said Monday that the city will phase out old firefighter ...

Chemicals used on nonstick pans, stain-resistant clothes and construction materials also line the gear used to protect firefighters – but it could make them sick, and some state lawmakers are taking ...

One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear ...

It's the first city in Massachusetts to do so.

A lawsuit filed by Little Rock accuses some manufacturers of concealing the fact that their firefighter gear materials contained cancer-causing chemicals.