PPE: What Every Firefighter Should Know

The most-used piece of equipment in the fire service is personal protective equipment (PPE). Even so, too many firefighters do not have a proper understanding of their PPE. Learn what your PPE cannot do, proving it is not anything “proof.” The webcast will include a review of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards of PPE garments and will concentrate on the new NFPA 1970, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural and Proximity Firefighting, Work Apparel, Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services, and Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS). The webcast will also cover a step-by-step method on how to specify, bid, and place in-service PPE, as well as the proper cleaning and care of your PPE.