If all goes well, Karnataka’s fire fighters will soon have hi-tech protective gear in the form of ‘Fire Fighters’ Proximity Suits’. These fire-retardant suits can withstand temperatures up ...

The lawsuit seeks to hold the NFPA liable for not removing the dangerous test from its Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting. “Even when ...

The IAFF wants the NFPA to be held liable for its Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting (Standard 1971). The IAFF reports the standard – which ...

Paradip: Odisha Fire and Emergency Services personnel on Wednesday successfully contained an ammonia gas leak incident at an ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif.--The flames were raging, and the cries of people trapped inside the plane were audible, even from well over a hundred feet away. Yet despite the fire crews wearing heavy-duty ...

Moments later, U.S. Air Force civil engineering firefighters stationed at MK Air Base, wearing metallic, fire proximity suits, rushed into the fuselage to engage the fire and ensure all the ...