Myrtle Beach City Council approved a motion Tuesday to authorize the city manager to apply for a $33,294 grant to buy 50 sets of gas masks for the city’s firefighters.

Cleveland inventor Garrett A. Morgan, a son of former slaves, had a gift for inventing life-saving devices, including firefighter gas masks and the precursors of modern traffic lights.

Firefighter Jacob Steffen tries on a new self-contained breathing apparatus purchased recently by the Dunkerton Fire Association for Dunkerton Fire and Rescue.

Austin Saathoff shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to make sure the air pack, regulator and masks are all good to go ...

The group is trying to raise money to buy hundreds of gas masks to give out to Conyers residents still impacted by the smoke from the Rockdale County BioLab chemical fire.

In addition, his gas mask is featured at the Museum of Firefighting Hall of Flame in Phoenix, Ariz.

The Providence Fire Department responded to a gas leak call at Providence Place mall on Tuesday morning.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The firefighter seriously injured battling an inferno at a Bulls Head townhouse suffered burns to his airways when he inhaled hot gas after his protective face piece was ...

Firefighting may look vastly different in the future thanks to intelligent fire suits and masks developed by multiple research institutions in China.

The group is trying to raise money to buy hundreds of gas masks to give out to Conyers residents still impacted by the smoke from the Rockdale County BioLab chemical fire.