In Fire Fighting in Canada’s September issue, the cover story looks at the science and trends surrounding PFAS in gear and foam.

Then, Len Garis and Mandy Desautels present statistical data demonstrating how fire death disproportionally impacts Indigenous people.

Plus, Chris Harrow looks at the foundations of leadership in the Leadership Forum, Back to Basics by Mark van der Feyst’s examines different drag approaches in part three of The rescue sequence, Gord Schreiner demonstrates what makes a good firefighter in StopBad, Ed Brouwer dives into part two of his Victory loves preparation series in Trainer’s Corner, and Tom DeSorcy asks if we should redefine the term volunteer in Volunteer Vision.