"Always Ready"—This Currier and Ives painting illustrates the clothing of the early American fire fighter. The mid-19th century gear consisted almost entirely of wool, which was used both to ...

Collins Fire Chief John Pope said. Collins firefighters welcomed a new member, but this one won't have to be fitted for the proper turnout gear. Despite being able to enter spaces inaccessible to ...

When Nelson, 50, isn’t traveling the world she’s engaged in another kind of adventure: working as a captain for Portland Fire & Rescue – the only woman who currently serves at that rank.

CHELMSFORD — Chelmsford’s newest firefighter made history ... s training apart was that he fought his first fires in turnout gear free of PFAS, which is an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl ...

Learn more. CANTON — The Select Board approved spending $3,828 of the town’s American Rescue Plan Act funds on turnout gear for the Fire Department during its meeting Thursday. ARPA grant ...