SF: Fire Department Becomes Largest In Nation To Switch To Pfas-Free Gear

Firefighters in the San Francisco Fire Department have fully transitioned to wearing gear free from PFAS, which are chemicals ...

San Francisco house fire in Mission Terrace displaces 10 people, damages two structures

A two-alarm fire in San Francisco's Mission Terrace neighborhood displaced 10 people Friday morning and damaged two homes.
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San Francisco Fire Department Pioneers with Non-PFAS Gear, Setting National Standard for Health and Safety

San Francisco Fire Department now uses non-PFAS turnout gear, funded by FEMA and its budget. The move, supported by local ...
Textile World

San Francisco Fire Department Becomes Largest In U.S. To Adopt Non-PFAS Turnout Gear

The department worked with textile innovator Milliken & Company and gear manufacturer Fire-Dex to fulfill the order, whose ...
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Fire Tears Through Tenderloin Apartment Building, Forcing Rescues of Residents, Cats

At least 45 residents have been displaced after the three-alarm fire, which San Francisco firefighters contained by 5:30 a.m.

San Francisco to retire firefighter gear made with cancer-causing PFAS chemicals

The San Francisco fire department, the 10th largest in the nation, is making good on a pledge to phase out traditional uniforms that have long been manufactured with 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

San Francisco house fire spreads to second home Friday

Firefighters in San Francisco are responding Friday morning to a residential fire near the Balboa Park neighborhood. The flames have spread between two houses as of ...