Recent studies by the National Institute of Standards and Technology have shown that all three layers of firefighter turnout gear contain PFAS, a class of fluorinated chemicals known as “forever ...

Milliken & Company is the first textile manufacturer to offer non-PFAS materials for all three layers of firefighter turnout gear, including outer shell, thermal liner, and moisture barrier.

Turnout gear is primarily for thermal protection and does not protect a firefighter from carcinogens or dangerous chemicals in the air that can be absorbed through the skin. According to Podwell ...

Dressed in full turnout gear, Altoona Fire Department firefighter Josh Konkle demonstrates Tuesday how the MSA Hub interfaces with firefighters’ self-contained breathing apparatuses. Mirror ...