The Bunker Gear Care And Maintenance Information Center,
has been created to serve the fire service by bringing together
in one location, articles and resources to assist firefighters
to get a better understanding of the health and safety implications
of the need for clean and safe protective clothing.
We encourage you to send articles and manuscripts
(including photographs) on the care and maintenance of protective
clothing that you feel would benefit firefighters and enhance
this web site. Send them via mail, email or fax to us (see:
contact us). Include your name, address, and telephone number
so that we may contact you. We must reserve the right to
edit all such material for length, grammar, and content
before posting articles to our site.
Article Listing
Article Name:
Thermal Regulation,
Protective Apparel and Heat Stress: The Exogenous Factor
Author:
Kathryn
Doherty
Publishing Date: 2002
Description: This is the first part in a series of
educational articles analyzing the in-depth effects of heat
stress, including noteworthy considerations for firefighters
and other emergency responders.
Article Name: Moisture Barriers: Out of Sight, Out
of Mind?
Author: Suzanne Mann
Publishing Date: 2000
Description: An in-depth look at moisture barriers
function, construction and "The Cold, Hard Facts".
Suzanne Mann BChE degree in Chemical Engineering, Product
Specialist with the Fire & Safety Group of W.L.Gore &
Associates.
Article Name: The Indy Study on Protective Clothing:
A Summary
Author: David Ross
Publishing Date: 2000
Description: A summary of the research experiment,
the "Field Evaluation of the Protective Clothing Effects
on the Physiology: Predictive Capability of Thermal Heat
Loss Test,"
David Ross, Member of the Editorial Advisory Team of the
Fire Services Journal and the Safety Officer for the Toronto
Fire Services.
Article Name: Moisture Barriers: taking the heat
Author: Greg Nicoll
Publishing Date:
Description: An Overview of moisture barrier functionality
and maintenance requirements.
Greg Nicoll, General Manager of FireService Management Ltd.
Article Name: It Must Be Clean Clothing To Be Protective
Clothing - Part I
Author: Dan Haden
Publishing Date: 1998
Description: A comprehensive analysis and review
of the health concerns of firefighters protective clothing.
Dan Haden, Publisher of the Fire Service Journal, Canada's
#1 fire service publication, longtime career firefighter
with the Toronto Fire Services.
Article Name: It Must Be Clean Clothing To Be Protective
Clothing - Part II
Author: Dan Haden
Publishing Date: 1998
Description: The second part of a comprehensive analysis
and review of the health concerns of firefighters protective
clothing.
Dan Haden, Publisher of the Fire Service Journal, Canada's
#1 fire service publication, longtime career firefighter
with the Toronto Fire Services.
Article Name: CARE AND CLEANING OF YOUR GLOBE GEAR
Author: Patricia A. Freeman
Publishing Date: 2001
Description: A comprehensive set of instructions
for cleaning gear
Patricia A. Freeman, Technical Services Manager Globe Firefighting
Suits,
And Secretary on the Technical Committee on Structural Fire
Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment
Article Name: NFPA 1851: Clean Thinking
Author: Dan Haden and Greg Nicoll
Publishing Date: To be published
Description: The 'shield of armour' that is comprised
of all the elements in our PPE must be selected and maintained
properly to be effective in continuing to save our lives.
It's really that simple.
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