4th Alarm-Resc of Englishtown, N.J., offers what it describes as "the all-in-one decontamination solution" — the First Responder Decontamination System, manufactured by Zodiac Aerospace, located in Wall Township, New Jersey.
Compared to the big players in the American personal protective clothing market, Denmark-based Viking Life-Saving Equipment has a small niche.
Responders attending fire school often rent gear for training rather than purchasing new gear for their training.
A new idea for hiking backpacks helped found an innovative force in designing fire resistant apparel.
Firefighters traditionally toll a bell at memorial services for colleagues fallen in the line of duty. In Texas, that bell has been tolling far too much and far too loud to date this year.