Wildland firefighter gear is designed to strike a series of delicate, life-or-death balances. It must be heavy-duty enough to protect its wearer from the searing heat of 1000°F flames ...

Unlike the thick, heavy coat and pants used to fight a structural fire, wildland gear is like something you might wear camping with extra heat protection. The NIST team tested four types of gloves ...

A team of Laramie County Fire Authority firefighters was planning to take the three vehicles to assist with the California ...

whether it’s a heavy bunker protective equipment they wear, heavy boots, you know things like that, when you are out in the wildland where you may be walking miles at a time, it could become ...