San Francisco could be the first city in the nation to ban a common type of firefighter uniform found to emit cancer-causing chemicals. Firefighters on Tuesday joined city leaders on the steps of city ...

Lawmakers in Sacramento on Monday will reintroduce new legislation to protect firefighters -- not from the smoke and fire but from the uniforms they wear. Cancer is the leading cause of death for ...

Thousands of Connecticut firefighters are suing the companies that manufacture their gear for using a dangerous chemical in the manufacturing process. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called ...

The effort to hire more women at the Los Angeles County Fire Department includes a diversity recruitment blitz by the county backed by a push from the all-woman county Board of Supervisors. Only one ...