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When to replace your firefighter turnout gear
Chemical exposure, repeated cleaning and overall wear to firefighter turnout gear needs to be measured and tracked to know when it’s time to retire PPE
Evaluating turnout gear cleaning options
Understand your specific needs and how they align with existing requirements and vendor claims to identify the right solution to remove contaminants from turnout gear
Key steps to performing field evaluations for PPE
Selecting turnout gear for your firefighters is a complex process, but an objective field evaluation can help you choose correctly
Innovations in firefighter hoods improve function, comfort and cost
The 2018 revision of NFPA 1917 Standard focuses attention on the importance of firefighter hoods
Fundamental changes needed to address turnout gear contamination
Potential NFPA revisions propose more frequent cleaning of any firefighter gear worn at an active fire
The challenges of managing millennials in the fire service
Succession management for the new generations of firefighters as baby boomers retire
Choose firefighter lace-to-toe boots for safety and comfort
Firefighters are selecting lace-to-toe boots to provide better support while fighting wildfires and structure fires
Proactivity is better than reactivity for firefighter safety on the fireground
New technology, like PASS devices, in-mask SCBA TICs and communications must be implemented proactively though incident command
