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• Properly fitting gear promotes safety and equality

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  Departments should proactively check with members about gear fit, not expect firefighters to complain when it doesn’t

• Contaminated turnout gear: Testing basics and limitations

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  Understand the limitations of the testing process and how to work with labs to make a decision about gear

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  Could traffic preemption reduce fire response times and save lives?

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  Once overlooked as expensive and impractical, signal preemption has come a long way since the 1970s

• Eagle Scout builds new lockers for Pa. firefighters

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  Junior Firefighter Raymond Slifer built 36 new gear lockers, which provides firefighters with much-needed designated space, as part of his Eagle Scout Project

• How to assess contaminated turnout clothing

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  An updated primer for determining if specialized cleaning – or even replacement – of the turnout gear is required

• Firefighter PPE goes high performance

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  Reviewing the evolution of PPE fabrics and features

• Mo. FD uses grant to purchase industrial washing machine and dryer

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  The washing machine — called a gear extractor — allows both full-time and volunteer firefighters to clean their gear onsite and more frequently

• 3 ways the Cobra BarriAire Gold Hood offers top-notch performance and protection

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  Barrier hoods are designed to protect firefighters from particulates, but all hoods are not created equal

• Firefighter decontamination challenges: Knowledge versus practice

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  Is the increased awareness about the risk of cancer moving firefighters to take action?

• Fire officer training: 6 ways to make safer firefighters

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  The company officer plays a critical role in firefighter safety; here are steps the officer can take build a culture of safety

• FDIC 2019 Quick Take: 10 policies your fire department needs

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  Fire department policies go beyond liability to increase firefighter safety and reduce the risk for preventable injuries and line of duty deaths

• Clean cabs: A NM fire department takes PPE out of the crew cab

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  Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue Department integrates new apparatus in comprehensive firefighter safety, health and wellness initiative

• Is your hood the weak link in your firefighting protective ensemble?

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  Gore’s particulate-blocking firefighter hood is durable, affordable and offers increased protection from fireground particulates

• Bunker gear contamination: You can’t have it both ways

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  Allowing civilians to pose in contaminated turnout gear contradicts the safety message FDs should project

• Fire doesn’t discriminate, but gender plays a role in firefighter safety

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  Research shows that female firefighters face different risks than their male counterparts

• How to inspect firefighter gear for damage

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  Fire departments have many approaches but one goal in applying NFPA 1851 to keep firefighters safe

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