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The following are recommended safe operating procedures to take when a smoldering object must be thrown out of a window during overhauling or glass shards removed during salvage ... Full Tip
Couples don't come much more different than regular turnout gear and a Level A hazmat suit.
But manufacturers have achieved what once seemed impossible by marrying them together to create what some are calling the next generation of PPE.
"These are two very different animals," said Morning Pride President Bill Grilliot. "One is a very specialized, short-duration suit while the other is used for every fire, for hours at a time.
