These materials have become the standard for virtually all American fire departments. Modern protective clothing, or turnout gear, such as the Smart Coat System above, incorporates sensors to help ...

“We’re looking to protect our people as best as we possibly can with the gear we have now. Our turnout gear is the No. 1 thing we’re looking at,” Horry County Fire Rescue Chief Joseph Tann ...

To avoid PFAS exposure, fire departments, volunteer organizations and other firefighter response teams are faced with significant costs of premature replacement of affected turnout gear for their ...