The city of La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are teaming up to provide specialized fitness programs to the city's firefighters. The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a service agreement on Thursday, outlining that Mayo will help develop and present a series of fitness programs to improve the health and ability of La Crosse's firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site

Buffalo's Engine 23 Members Of Color Helping All organization, also known as M.O.C.H.A, held a back to school event for young men heading back to the classrooms. The organization, made up of Buffalo firefighters of color, offered free hair cuts to all students. But this gathering was about so much more than just hair cuts.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

The city of La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are teaming up to provide specialized fitness programs to the city's firefighters. The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a service agreement on Thursday, outlining that Mayo will help develop and present a series of fitness programs to improve the health and ability of La Crosse's firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site

VIDEO: Seattle firefighters put out a fire at an apartment in the International District Thursday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department, a fire started in a kitchen on the first floor of an apartment near S King St and 7th Ave S. Smoke from the fire went through the air ducts and billowed out the rooftop, spreading north into neighborhoods around Lake Union.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

VIDEO: The cancer-causing chemicals that have been found in water, now can be found in firefighter gear. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or 'forever chemicals' help protect firefighters from heat and moisture because PFAS are almost impossible to break down. "It's kind of a catchphrase that's out there is that 'your gear's going to kill you,' this is still very much under research though," said East Valley Fire Department Chief Dale Hille.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima