Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment

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Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
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Firefighter PPE

• Firefighters require the best PPE available
  because of the hostile environment in which they
  perform their duties.
• All equipment discussed is required by NFPA 1500
  Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety
  Health Program
• Proper PPE does not guarantee safety, but can
  reduce prevent injury when properly used worn.

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Structural Firefighting PPE(Turnouts)

• Bunker gear, coveralls, helmets, gloves, footwear
  interface components (hoods wristlets) must
  comply with and have a permanently affixed label
  in accordance with
• NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensemble for
  Structural Firefighting

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• The permanently attached and conspicuous label
  must display the following
• Manufacturers name, ID or designation
• Manufacturers address
• Country of manufacture
• Manufacturers ID number or lot number or serial
  number
• Month year of manufacture (not coded)
• Model name, number or design
• Size or range
• Garment materials (coats, trousers, coveralls or
  hoods)
• Footwear size width (boots)
• Cleaning precautions

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• Helmet
• Protects the head from impact puncture injuries
  as well as scalding water
• Protective Hood
• Protects portions of the face, neck ears not
  covered by the helmet or coat

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• Coat Trousers (Bunker Gear/Bunkers)
• Protect trunk limbs against cuts, abrasions
  burn injuries provide limited protection from
  corrosives.
• Gloves
• Protects the hands from cuts, wounds and burns.
  

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• Safety Shoes or Boots
• Protect the feet from burn injuries or punctures
• Eye Protection
• Protects the wearers eyes from flying solid
  particles or liquids.

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• Hearing Protection
• Limits noise-induced damage to the ears when loud
  noise situations cant be avoided
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• Protects face lungs from toxic smoke products
  of combustion

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Structural Firefighting PPE

• Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)
• Provides life safety protection by emitting a
  loud shriek if the FF should collapse or remain
  motionless for _at_30 seconds

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Wildland (Brush) PPE

• Wildland Firefighting gear is covered by
• NFPA 1977, Standard on Protective Clothing
  Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
• Structural gear is generally too bulky, hot
  heavy for Wildland Firefighting.
• Wildland gear includes
• Gloves
• Goggles
• Brush jackets/pants or one piece jumpsuits
• Head neck protection
• Footwear

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Station/Work Uniforms

• Certain synthetic fabrics should never be worn.
  These fabrics melt stick to skin.
• Acceptable fabrics include
• Organic fibers such as wool cotton
• Synthetic fabrics such as Kevlar, Nomex, PBI,
  Kynol, Gore-Tex, Orlon, neoprene, Teflon,
  silicone panotex.
• All Station uniforms should comply with
• NFPA 1975, Standard on Station/Work
• Uniforms for Firefighters

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Care of PPE

• All parts of the ensemble should be cleaned in
  accordance with the manufacturers
  recommendations.
• Cleanliness effects the performance of coats,
  trousers, hoods gloves.
• Clean outer shells have better fire resistance.
  Dirty shells absorb more heat.
• Dirty turnouts also add the risk of you taking
  carcinogen particulate home to loved ones every
  time you wear them.
• Turnouts should be cleaned through a cleaning
  service or FD facility equipped to handle
  contaminants.

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Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus(SCBA)
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