Like most rural volunteer fire departments, the Natoma, Kansas, department uses old fire protection gear. Proposed OSHA rules could require Fire Chief Keith Koelling to replace it all with new gear ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is looking to roll out a new set of emergency response standards for firefighters across the U.S., but it’s not sitting well with volunteer ...

(TNS) — Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting what would be the largest overhaul in decades of federal safety regulations for firefighters. The ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Fire departments in Kansas and nationally could have to make costly updates if proposed standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are approved. The ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting what would be the largest overhaul in decades of federal safety regulations for firefighters.

COLONA, Ill. — The Colona Fire Department is pushing back against new fire safety standards proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Fire Chief John Swan said these ...

The current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fire Brigades standard (1910.156) outlines the baseline requirements for fire brigades in workplaces and covers a variety of topics to ...

Fire departments across the country are bracing for big changes to federal safety standards that are intended to keep firefighters safe on the job. But in Minnesota, there’s growing concern that red ...