M uch like how dirt bike helmets are shaped differently, firefighter helmets have always been a unique design, starting with the "stovepipe" helmet from the colonial days.It wasn't until 1836 that ...

A fire service post on Facebook said: "It's really hard to believe, but somebody stole a firefighter's helmet while we were dealing with a large emergency.

The helmet stolen from Lawrence firefighter Patrick Sweeney wasn’t just any fire helmet. Inside was one of his grandfather’s military dog tags, which traveled with Sweeney to medical calls and ...

Later this year, the Department of Homeland Security hopes to provide a new prototype helmet for firefighters, a piece of gear designed to meet modern challenges in one flexible, composite form.

Sure enough, local firefighters saw the Facebook post, and suspected the helmet belonged to Clarence Wilker, a longtime Lorain firefighter who served 25 years on the department.

July 25 (UPI) --An Ohio couple found an old firefighter's helmet while cleaning out the basement of their new home and were able to use social media to return it to the family of its original owner.

The battle-scarred helmet the Kings received from two Los Angeles firefighters has proven to be a major good-luck charm, and a reminder of life's true heroes.

A Lawrence firefighter is asking for help from the public in recovering his car, which contained his firefighting gear and his department helmet, after it was stolen in Wilmington.

Rare and historic fire helmets from around the world collected by a former Kent firefighter are to be auctioned. Jack Field, from Marden, is selling 119 items, some of which are over 100 years old.

Amid the solemn sound of a bagpipe, two firefighters perched in the fire truck’s bucket hung a gray helmet on a light pole above the intersection of 14th and H streets in Northwest D.C.

Much like how dirt bike helmets are shaped differently, firefighter helmets have always been a unique design, starting with the "stovepipe" helmet from the colonial days.It wasn't until 1836 that ...