The state Assembly has unanimously passed a bill that proposes a ban on the manufacturing, sale and distribution of firefighter gear that contain a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Assembly Bill 2408 ...

BOSTON — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston ...

Firefighters are at higher risk of getting several types of cancer, according to IAFF, including twice as likely to get testicular cancer and mesothelioma than the general population. A Brockton ...

Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with the toxic industrial compound PFAS could be one reason why cancer rates among their ranks are rising. The multi-layered coats and ...

Heightened concerns about firefighter gear The PFAS has been in the gear for decades. But the wife of retired Worcester, Massachusetts fire lieutenant Paul Cotter, who was diagnosed with prostate ...