Firefighter PPE

Firefighter PPE (personal protective equipment) includes boots, helmets, turnout gear. Learn more from bunker gear suppliers about their products, as well as information on how to specify your next SCBA, protective hoods, and products to protect firefighters from particulate contamination.

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What Might Our Future Hold: PPE

Please keep your turnout gear clean. Shower within the hour after exposure to all contaminants. Consider a proper diet, reasonable exercise, and live a lifestyle that reduces your likelihood of contracting cancer.
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Butte County Fire debuted a brand-new piece of specialized equipment recently. Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field. (Source: CAL-Fire Butte County)

CAL Fire-Butte County (CA) Introduces New Mobile Support Vehicle

Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field.
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The Clyde (TX) VFD was a grant recipient last year. (Source: Texas A&M Forest Service)

Texas A&M Forest Service Awards VFDs $2.1M in Grants

The grants will assist in purchasing dry hydrants, fire and rescue equipment, personal protective equipment, and training aids.  
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Mountain Gate Volunteer Fire Department, 14508 Wonderland Boulevard, Redding, California. (Google maps)

UPDATED | Mountain Gate (CA) VFD Resumes Operations After Board Purchases New Gear

The Mountain Gate Community Service District Board approved the purchase of four sets of structure safety gear.
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Video Highlights

A fire ripped through an entire block in the village of Ovid in Seneca County on the evening of January 21, 2025. Fire crews throughout the county responded to the scene which damaged several buildings on Main Street. (Rylee Kirk | rkirk@syracuse.com)

Firefighters Gloves, Gear Froze to Them Fighting Fire That Destroyed Ovid (NY) Block

Fighting the fire was difficult because of temperatures in the single digits and wind chills as low as minus-15 degrees.
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Three Houston Firefighters Burned in Apartment Fire; Gear Melted During Mayday

A fire at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning resulted in injuries to three Houston firefighters.
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More Firefighter PPE

Jacksonville (FL) to Reinvest $4.6M in Fire Department Projects

The city will reinvest $4 million to renovate two fire stations and $692,823 to build a PPE wash facility.
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Acton Fire Department members equipped in new self-contained breathing apparatus. (Source: Acton Fire Department)

Acton (MA) FD Places 50 New SCBA Into Service

These units allow firefighters to communicate with members while being able to breathe clean air during an active fire scene. 
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Firefighting Hoods: Must-Have Gear for Firefighters

Modern firefighters wouldn’t think of tackling a structure or vehicle fire without wearing a firefighting hood as protection.
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Source: Glendale Fire Department Facebook page.

Glendale (SC) FD Receives $300K in Grants for SCBA, Gas Monitors

The department used the grant money to purchase all new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and all new gas monitors.
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Source: Laurens County Fire Department Facebook page.

Laurens County (SC) FD Gets Nearly $500K AFG Grant for SCBA

The grant allows the department to purchase 52 new Scott X3 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and 104 new Scott cylinders.
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An antique hand pump. The mural behind it depicts scenes of the Chicago Fire Department in action. (Photos by Mike Ciampo)

Logos, Patches, and Pride — Chicago Style

The Great Chicago Fire destroyed an area about four miles long and a mile wide, which was a large portion of the city at that…
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Source: Alachua County Fire Rescue Facebook page.

Equipment Grants Help Alachua County (FL) Fire Rescue Add New SCBA, RIT Bags

Alachua County Fire Rescue in Gainesville, Florida, recently added new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and new Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) bags to its arsenal, significantly…
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The Dracut Fire Department headquarters, located at 488 Pleasant Street, Dracut, Massachusetts. (Source: Dracutma.gov)

Dracut (MA) FD Receives $17K Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant

Eligible items include hoses and nozzles, turnout gear, ballistic protective equipment, gear washers and dryers, TI cameras, and more.
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Specialty PPE for Industrial/Hazmat/ARFF Responses

01.20.2025
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Carroll County (MD) Approves $600K Turnout Gear Purchase for Fire and EMS Department

01.11.2025
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MA Firefighter First in State to Complete Academy in PFAS-Free Gear

01.03.2025
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Alachua County (FL) Fire Rescue Purchases New SCBA

01.02.2025
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MES Acquires West Shore Fire, Strengthening Firefighter Support in MI

01.01.2025
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Milliken First Textile Manufacturer Offers Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear

12.30.2024
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Tired of Hearing About Safety

12.19.2024
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OH State Fire Marshal Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Equipment Grants

12.19.2024
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Checking Victim-Necessary Tools

12.18.2024
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NJ Briefs Fire Departments on How to Handle a Drone Crash

12.18.2024
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Denver (CO) Rolls Out Lightweight PPE to Reduce Heat Stress, PFAS Exposure

12.17.2024
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Flint (MI) Firefighters Need New Breathing Devices, Mayor Calls on City Council to Act

12.14.2024
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