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SEL Number: 01WF-01-COLD
Title: Outerwear, Cold Weather, Wildland Fire Fighting Protective


Last Updated: 6/29/2017 8:12:08 AM

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Description: Items of protective clothing that provides protection to the upper or lower torso, arms, and legs to provide insulation for warmth of the wearer during cold weather (certified as compliant with NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1977).

ImportantFeatures: Cold weather outerwear garments are wildland fire fighting protective garments that offer the protective properties of standard torso body garments, but also provide warmth during cold weather operations. Such garments may include parkas, coats, jackets, overpants, or other forms of insulated clothing. These garments are typically constructed of multiple layers of insulation materials. The garments are designed to meet criteria for flame and heat resistance, thermal insulation, and physical hazard protection. Unlike standard wildland fire fighting protective garments, these garments are not required to meet a breathability requirement for reducing wearing stress in hot working conditions. Instead, these garments are intended to trap heat to ensure cold weather protection. These garments must be provided in a number of sizes sufficient to cover specified ranges of wearer key dimensions.

Operating Considerations: Wildland fire fighting includes fire suppression and property conservation in woodlands, forests, grasslands, brush, prairies, and other such vegetation, or any combination of vegetation that is involved in a fire situation but is not within buildings or structures. However, wildland fire fighting increasingly involves an urban interface, which requires protection to structures that are endangered by wildland fires.

The primary intent of wildland fire fighting protective clothing is to protect against possible exposure to high heat and flames that may occur during fire suppression and property conservation, though wildland fire fighters avoid situations where any continuous exposure to extreme conditions are involved. The protective clothing also affords some protection against physical hazards and is designed to be lightweight and comfortable over long wearing periods. NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1977 certified protective clothing is not evaluated for protection from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents. This protective clothing should not be used for structural firefighting operations.

Other than compliance with NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1977, the most important selection factors for wildland fire fighting cold weather outerwear are demonstrated cold weather protection, long-term wearing comfort, ease of use, and durability. Use considerations are provided in OSHA Title 29 CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
Section 1910.132 and NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.

Training Requirements: Initial Training: Moderate (1-2 days)
Sustainment Training: Moderate (1-2 days)

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