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SEL Number: 01WF-01-GARM
Title: Garment, Wildland Fire Fighting Protective


Last Updated: 6/22/2017 9:32:46 PM

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Description: Items of protective clothing that provide protection to the wearer's upper or lower torso, excluding the hands, face, and feet. Includes one-piece and multi-piece garments, as well as shirts, trousers, and jackets as defined in NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1977 (certified as compliant with NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
1977).

ImportantFeatures: Garments may be one- or multi-piece garments, such as shirts, trousers, and jackets. These garments are generally constructed of single layers of material and are designed to meet criteria for flame and heat resistance, thermal insulation, and physical hazard protection, as well as being breathable for reducing wearing stress in hot or hard working conditions. Garments must be provided in a series of standard sizes or 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 in selecting wildland fire fighting protective garments are 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: Core Training: OSHA 1910.132.
Initial Training: Moderate (1-2 days)
Sustainment Training: Moderate (1-2 days)

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