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Why Women in the Fire Service Need Better-Fitting Gear

National Fire Protection Association

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.

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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

One of the proposed changes within the draft includes the elimination of the light degradation resistance test on the moisture barrier layer of jackets.

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Update: Second Draft of NFPA 1970 Is Posted and Available for Submissions of NITMAM Through November 1, 2023

National Fire Protection Association

The second draft is now available for submission of NITMAMs through November 1, 2023.

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