The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...
Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes but worry that the wrong respirator or mask ...
A new bipartisan bill in the Senate aims to protect federal wildland firefighters from working long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke.
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Forest service reverses decades-long ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks
The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For ...
A new bill sponsored by Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla would explore landmark respiratory protections to shield wildland ...
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A Blair County fire department has received a 16-thousand dollar grant to purchase equipment to help test mask fitting. The UPMC Altoona Foundation awarded the grant to the ...
Baltimore firefighters are now equipped with specialized oxygen masks for animals, the fire department announced Wednesday.All city fire stations are equipped with the masks, which were donated by the ...
The firefighters fitted the oxygen mask on the muzzle of Sparky, the Hazelwood Fire Department's mascot. Although there were some smiles, their intent was serious. They were demonstrating some new ...
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 photo, firefighters work beneath destroyed mullions, the vertical struts which once faced the outer walls of the World Trade Center towers, after a terrorist attack on ...
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