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Why Women in the Fire Service Need Better-Fitting Gear

National Fire Protection Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Our ultimate goal is to propose female sizing systems for structural and wildland PPE, to share those with the fire service [and] to share those with manufacturers and standards bodies to create, hopefully, in tandem, real change for women in the fire service,” McQuerry said during a recent webinar hosted by NFPA. “Our

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First draft of NFPA 1970 proposes changes to firefighter PPE standard and will be open for review and Public Comment through January 4, 2023

National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Some of the additional changes in the NFPA 1971 portion (protective ensembles) of NFPA 1970 include: Added new requirements for manufacturer indication of “PFAS FREE” gear. One of the proposed changes within the draft includes the elimination of the light degradation resistance test on the moisture barrier layer of jackets. 7.1.14, 7.4.9,

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