Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) protects firefighters from the many hazards present in the environments within which they can work.

Personal Protective Equipment for firefighting includes:

• 1 x impact resistant helmet with inbuilt visor, safety goggles and torch
• 1 x flashhood (Balaclava) - flame and heat resistant
• 2 x tunics - flame and heat resistant
• 2 x overtrousers - flame and heat resistant
• 1 x pair gloves - flame and heat and puncture resistant kevlar lined
• 2 x boots with steel toe caps and steel sole plate

Water safety PPE

• Life Jackets are carried on fire engines
• Rescue floating line
• Drysuits
• Water safety helmets
• Buoyancy aids