THIS SEAT OF GEAR WAS USED IN THE EARLY 80'S. IT CONSISTED OF
TURNOUT COAT AND PANTS MADE OF NOMEX WITH AN INNER LINEAR. IT
PROVIDED SOME PROTECTION BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO TODAY'S GEAR.
OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW EQUIPED WITH A JANESVILLE
TURNOUT COAT AND PANTS. SERVICE FIRE BOOTS NOMEX
OR PBI HOODS. AS WELL AS FIREMAN (BRAND) GLOVES AND A
CAIRNS 660 OR CAIRNS 1010 HELMET.
TODAY OUR MEMBERS UTILIZE JANESVILLE TURNOUT GEAR THAT IS NFPA COMPLAINT.
ALL MEMBERS ARE ISSUED A CAIRNS 1010 HELMET, RUBBER FIRE BOOTS, 2 SETS OF FIRE
GLOVES, PROTECTIVE NOMEX, PBI, OR CARBON FIBER FIRE HOOD.
THIS HELMET WAS USED IN
THE MID TO LATE 70'S.
THIS HELMET WAS
USED IN THE MID TO LATE 70'S ALSO BUT IT
FEATURED A FACE SHIELD TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM
FALLING DEBRIS.
THIS HELMET WAS USED
IN THE EIGHTIES THREW THE NINETIES.
IT FEATURED A FACE SHIELD AS WELL AS MORE SAFETY
FEATURES
AND GREATER COMFORT FOR THE WEARER.
    
THESE CAIRNS 1010 IS
WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY USING IT IS NFPA COMPLAINT.
HISTORY OF GLOVES
THESE WERE THE GLOVES OUR FIREFIGHTERS WERE
ORIGINALLY ISSUED BACK THE 70'S.
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