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How to conduct a firefighter PPE risk assessment
Identifying firefighter hazards, response area features and potential operations help in PPE selection
PPE cleaning: Avoid “downstream” contamination
Do your part in the cleaning process before sending PPE to someone else for cleaning
Properly fitting gear promotes safety and equality
Departments should proactively check with members about gear fit, not expect firefighters to complain when it doesn’t
Contaminated turnout gear: Testing basics and limitations
Understand the limitations of the testing process and how to work with labs to make a decision about gear
How to assess contaminated turnout clothing
An updated primer for determining if specialized cleaning – or even replacement – of the turnout gear is required
Firefighter PPE goes high performance
Reviewing the evolution of PPE fabrics and features
Firefighter decontamination challenges: Knowledge versus practice
Is the increased awareness about the risk of cancer moving firefighters to take action?
Fire officer training: 6 ways to make safer firefighters
The company officer plays a critical role in firefighter safety; here are steps the officer can take build a culture of safety
