Our turnout gear is the No. 1 thing we’re looking at,” Horry County Fire Rescue Chief ... — Horry County’s firefighters are being outfitted with response equipment free of chemicals known ...

The City Council approved the purchase of new PFAS-free gear in a 3-2 vote on Wednesday. ... the new gear will cost $658,000 which will covered by American Rescue Plan Act funds.

CHANCE TO GET NEW GEAR THAT IS PFAS FREE. IT WAS VERY BIG, VERY EXCITING TIME FOR US IN 6 TO 8 SHORT MONTHS, THE CONCORD FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL GET A SET OF PFAS FREE GEAR. THERE’S BEEN INCREASING ...

East Providence officials said the replacement gear will cost around $658,000, which will be paid for through the American Rescue Plan Act funds. Stay Connected Like Us ...

Firefighters face hurdles in quest for PFAS-free gear. By Ariel Wittenberg | 07/13/2021 01:50 PM EDT . Firefighters want the option to wear protective gear that doesn’t contain toxic chemicals.

Firefighter gear is shown at Portage Fire Division on Aug. 7, 2024. A grant awarded by Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will help Portage buy 38 sets of PFAS-free personal ...

And effective Jan. 1, 2027, manufacturers and sellers of personal protective firefighter equipment will be prohibited from knowingly selling gear containing “intentionally-added PFAS ...

Also this year, Concord, New Hampshire, approved $305,000 in funding for PFAS-free firefighter gear, WMUR-TV reported. Aside from the bans involving firefighter gear, several other states have ...

Your gear will be illegal soon — but PFAS-free apparel and shoes are here By Heather Balogh Rochfort , CNN Underscored Updated 2:29 PM EDT, Fri April 19, 2024 ...

Typical turnout gear includes a vapor barrier that contains PFAS chemicals, but sometime later this year, the Concord Fire Department will have one set of gear that's PFAS-free.

Portage Public Safety's Fire Division is set to become one of Michigan's first departments to use PFAS-free gear, according to the City of Portage. Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Labor and ...