MOSCOW, Idaho, – Clothing that can protect firefighters so they can protect the public is very much on the mind of University of Idaho clothing, textiles and design professor Sonya Meyer these days.

Every firefighter’s duty is to save lives and property, but who saves firefighters? A new company is trying to do just that, and is enlisting Fall River seamstresses as help. 9 Alarm Apparel is on a ...

Imec, UGent, Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, Connect Group and Sioen have developed a firefighters’ suit with integrated sensors to drastically reduce burning incidents suffered by firefighters ...

Lawmakers in San Francisco are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a first-in-the-nation type of ban, prohibiting the use of protective fire equipment containing chemicals believed to cause cancer. “We're ...

D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief Kenneth Ellerbe is banning firefighters and paramedics from continuing to wear on-the-job attire that says “DCFD.” New clothing must say “emergency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called ...

VISTA, Calif.VISTA, Calif. — When customers tell Niki Rasor her custom-made handbags are smokin’ hot, they’re not too far from the truth. The Vista mother of four makes purses, backpacks, totes and ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI -- Christmas came a few days early for dozens of children, thanks to the efforts of a Jackson-area firefighters union. As part of its annual clothing drive, members of the ...