This Webcast covers the process for establishing need, performing evaluations, and selecting firefighting PPE ensemble elements–coat, pant, helmet, hood, gloves, and boots. It will also explore the ...

Why are you looking for a new/different helmet, and what’s your needs assessment? Are you going to replace through attrition or purchase a new helmet for everyone? (Typically, helmets are replaced ...

Amanda Newsom's two decades of experience testing and certifying first responder PPE provides the platform for her stance that how firefighter turnout gear is built must evolve. Many of the PPE sizing ...

Research on the performance of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Fire Service is challenged by the ability to repeatedly and feasibly test new designs, interventions and wear trials in ...