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    The Firehouse.com PPE product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefighter and rescue personal protective equipment, including PPE, firefighting turnout gear, boots, gloves, hoods, helmets, eyewear, footwear, bunker gear, jackets and pants options.
    Rescue Intellitech
    Rescue Intellitech Expands Firefighter Decontamination Solutions with New PPE Extractors and Gear Drying Cabinets
    PPE

    Rescue Intellitech Expands Firefighter Decontamination Solutions with New PPE Extractors and Gear Drying Cabinets

    April 3, 2025
    Innovative equipment enhances firefighter safety and gear longevity with advanced cleaning and drying technology.
    5.11 Inc.
    The new Founder's Jacket is just one of many ground-breaking products 5.11 is showing at SHOT Show 2025 in Las Vegas, NV.
    Stationwear

    5.11® Showcases Exciting New Products at SHOT Show 2025

    Jan. 22, 2025
    From cutting-edge technical solutions to bold, new collaborations, 5.11 is setting the stage for another groundbreaking year in 2025.
    Courtesy Janet A. Wilmoth
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    Stations

    Four Questions About Your Fire Station

    Janet A. Wilmoth
    Jan. 21, 2025
    Thinking about renovating your fire station? Janet Wilmoth provides these questions to ponder on whether the time is right.
    Fire reignites at Moss Landing Power Plant, world's largest battery storage plant
    Operations & Training

    Sprinkler Failed in Monterey County, CA, Battery Storage Plant

    Jan. 18, 2025
    Monterey's North County Fire Protection District Chief Joel Mendonza said the failure allowed the flames to spread inside the building.
    Photo by Glen E. Ellman
    A full-face respirator that has P100 filters or SCBA should be used by fire investigators when they enter the fire scene, particularly in areas that have visible soot or debris. This investigator should put on gloves if he is going to touch anything that’s contaminated.
    Safety & Health

    Protecting Fire Investigators from Carcinogens

    Jessica HIll
    Jan. 8, 2025
    Jessica Hill sheds light on numerous facets of fire investigation that likely escape many of the people who work on scene post-fire as far as their risk of exposure to carcinogens...
    Municipal Emergency Services
    PPE

    Municipal Emergency Services Acquires West Shore Fire in MI

    Municipal Emergency Services
    Dec. 26, 2024
    West Shore Fire's loose equipment sales for fire departments in Western Michigan has been acquired by Municipal Emergency Services.