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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.
    Peter Matthews
    Fire service leadership carries the responsibility of setting the tone for safety practices, allocating resources, and ensuring that policies are not just implemented but embraced by all members.
    Safety & Health

    From Awareness to Action: Bridging the Gap to Reduce Firefighter Line-of-Duty Deaths

    Gary Krichbaum
    Feb. 21, 2025
    Gary Krichbaum says fire chiefs and officers need to create a culture where safety is not just a priority but an expectation and a way of life.
    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.
    Milliken & Company
    Milliken & Company is the first textile manufacturer to offer non-PFAS materials for all three layers of firefighter turnout gear, including outer shell, thermal liner, and moisture barrier.
    Turnout Gear

    Milliken & Company Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Offer Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear

    Milliken & Company
    Dec. 19, 2024
    Milliken composites were able to meet and exceed the more stringent NFPA 1971-2018 standard during the third-party testing process in November.
    Photo by Jamie Little
    Testing in Fairfax County, VA, provided valuable insights into best practices for preliminary exposure reductions. Using a contamination surrogate, the study determined optimal brush styles and usage timing for effective decon. Note the contamination that still is on the mask and neck area.
    Safety & Health

    Exposure Reduction for Aggressive Fire Departments

    Dec. 19, 2024
    Jamie Little firmly believes in maintaining an aggressive nature on the fireground. That doesn't mean that he believes that members must accept the risks that result from exposure...
    Photos courtesy of Ram Air Gear
    The TG-6H heated bunker gear dryer holds as many as 12 pieces of gear, 6 helmets and 18 accessories.
    Safety & Health

    Firehouse Labs: Ram Air Gear Dryer TG-6H

    Firehouse Staff
    Dec. 19, 2024
    The design of the TG-6H PPE dryer from Ram Air Gear combines impressive airflow volume and consistency, specifically engineered with firefighters’ needs in mind.
    Photos by Frank Leeb
    It can be challenging to reapply sunscreen regularly during a day of outdoor training, with so much going on and the least thing that’s thought about being sun protection. Wearing SPF clothing takes sunscreen out of the equation for the parts of the body that the clothing covers.
    Safety & Health

    SPF Clothing: Protect Your Skin On and Off the Fireground

    Frank Leeb
    Dec. 18, 2024
    Frank Leeb taps his inner tailor to provide everything that members must know about clothing that protects against the sun's harmful rays to minimize cancer risks.