Fighting huge blaze in Ovid complicated by extreme cold, winds and firefighters running out of water forcing them to truck it ...

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The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.

Firefighters battled the flames that destroyed six buildings for more than 11 hours in frigid temperatures, Ovid Fire Chief Timothy Westlake said.

As firefighters are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect communities, their gear poses risks to their health.

The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.

Miller says it was so cold the water froze right away, making every step crucial on the ground and on their ladders. Extra ...

She adds their main mission, among other things, is to make sure the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has the resources and tools to do their job as well as they can.

Moreover, the gear firefighters wore in the colonial days was made out of heavy wool. Wool pants, shirt, and a heavy wool tunic. The gloves they wore, if they had any, came from home, which were ...

Firefighters are already exposed to many risks to their well-being. The gear they wear and tools they use to keep themselves ...

THE grief-stricken streets of LA have been hit with disgusting looters and wannabe arsonists as cops crack down on shock ...

had quietly helped firefighters by raising funds for equipment — often things as nominal as gloves and flashlights — not covered in the city budget. After years of averaging less than $3 ...