Firefighting is a dangerous job that often puts firefighters in harms way as they risk their lives to protect ours. Proper equipment can help protect these heroes as they face the dangers of ...

Reidy has been involved in PPE for 30 years. He is Helmet Task Group Chair for the next edition ofNFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting.

Firefighters from Rumford, Peru and Andover learned in the classroom and two holes cut in the ice of a local pond.

FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Jan. 28 accepted a $4,050 Volunteer Fire Assistance grant for 10 sets of forestry personal protective equipment [PPE].