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Bunker gear (also known as turnout gear, fire kit and incident gear [original research?]) is the personal protective equipment (PPE) used by firefighters. The term is derived from the fact that the trousers and boots are traditionally kept by the firefighters bunk at the fire station to be readily available for use.
Fire proximity suits first appeared during the 1930s, and were originally made of asbestos fabric. Today they are manufactured from vacuum-deposited aluminized materials that reflect the high radiant loads produced by the fire. An early manufacturer of the aluminized suits was the Bristol Uniforms company under the direction of Patrick Seager Hill.
Emergency (video game series) Emergency (video game) Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight for Life; Emergency 3: Mission Life; Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life; Emergency 5; Emergency Fire Response; Emergency Heroes; Emergency Mayhem
Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel is part of the science of fire fighting focusing on the use of specialized equipment, training and tactics to effectively control, surround and eventually extinguish a natural cover fire. There are several specially designed tools that through their function and user training, perform specialized ...
Cal Fire currently has 14 Fire Hawks in its fleet, with the other two arriving in 2025. The newest helicopters are a heavy-duty complement to Cal Fire’s fleet of 34-year-old UH-1H Super Huey ...
Nomex Type 410 paper was the first Nomex paper developed and one of the higher volume grades made, mostly for electrical insulation purposes. Wilfred Sweeny (1926–2011), the DuPont scientist responsible for discoveries leading to Nomex, earned a DuPont Lavoisier Medal [ 4 ] in 2002 partly for this work.
Among the hurdles, according to a IAFF lawsuit filed in March, is that the National Fire Protection Association or NFPA standard for gear can only be met with PFAS-infused material.
Emergency is a series of real-time strategy simulation video games by German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment, designed by Ralph Stock.In the games, players control emergency services—namely police, fire, emergency medical services, and technical services—and command operations to handle a variety of emergencies.