Protective Clothing Requirements
All protective clothing (i.e. helmet, protective hood, firefighting gloves, bunker coat, bunker pants/trousers & firefighting boots) shall meet NFPA STANDARD 1971-2013 PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE FOR STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING or be 10 years old or less and in serviceable condition.
The “Full Protective Ensemble” shall be defined as: helmet properly fitted with ear flaps down and chin strap fastened; hood covering exposed skin around ears, face, and neck; coat with collar up and throat tab fastened and all closures secure; pants with suspenders adjusted and all closures secure; gloves with wristlet (gauntlet gloves approved if a protective resilient wristlet secured through a thumb grommet is provided as part of the protective coat); protective boots and proper overlap of coat/pants.
The full protective ensemble is to be worn on all live fire drills, extrication drills, and forcible entry and ventilation drills. In addition to these times, the ensemble may be worn at the instructor’s discretion at any drill.