Q&A with Dr. Graham Peaslee on New Oregon State University PFAS Gear Study
With new research recently published in the Environmental Science & Technology Letters on the continuing issue of PFAS laden Fire Gear. We reach out to […]
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New IAFF-Backed Fire Gear PFAS Study by Oregon State Discovers 100-Times More Volatile PFAS than Previously Known.
This past month, peer-reviewed research conducted by one of the best-known PFAS laboratories in the world, and backed by the International Association of Firefighters(IAFF) was […]
Harvard University Discovers Fire Station Dust Loaded with PFAS in Published Study
A new peer-reviewed study published recently in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology highlighting Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) content in fire station […]
Officers…Ask These Questions at a Hazardous Material Incident
Author: Frank Docimo As a fire officer you have been given the responsibility under the law to understand, guide and direct a hazardous material emergency. […]
Notre Dame University Pushes the Modern Fire Service to be Better.
In a recent commercial aired at half-time during last Saturday’s Notre Dame Football game; The University of Notre Dame puts the Fire Service on notice […]
Volunteer Servitude & The Enslavement of the Modern Fire Service
Firefighting is perhaps one of the oldest and most well-established institutions in what is now the United States of America. The roots of the North […]
Welcome to Fire Service Middle Management
It was May 2017, and I had just promoted to an officer’s position. I stepped out back behind Station 2 to enjoy the late-spring weather […]
Beard Bros
Beard Bros The Holidays are upon us. As I worked on this piece, I was frequently surrounded by Christmas cards. The cards arrived from all […]
What We’re Born To Do: Lessons From the African Fire Service
Stepping out of the airport into the Nairobian air, it was immediately apparent this was going to be an experience unlike any other. After months […]
Unused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards
Here is what you need to know. The Last Call Foundation in Memory of Fallen Firefighter Michael Kennedy has assembled a committee to “Research Chemical […]