The Durable Gear One Wildland Firefighter Swears By Not only do we use this stuff for 130 days every summer—we're not exactly nice to it in the process Published: Oct 28, 2020 ...

The shelters used by wildland firefighters today are actually the second generation of fire shelters, and they have been standard equipment since 2002, when the Forest Service selected a design ...

NFPA 1977: Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Firefighting, 2005 edition, includes the minimum required PPE articles for wildland firefighting.

Above: SaberSpearâ„¢ Wildland Firefighting Kit P/N 54503 shown here. Frontline Equipment Technologies LLC announced the release of three new Wildland Firefighting Tools to the U.S. fire ...

Smoke jumpers are among the elite of wildland firefighters, ... to Perry and other smoke jumpers because a quick tour of the NIFC years ago had piqued my interest in wildland-firefighter gear.

However, the very gear that is designed to protect the firefighter from the hostile environment of a structure fire also imposes a physiological burden. Urban meets wildland ...

Outfitting Wildland Firefighters by Lexi Krock Wildland firefighter gear is designed to strike a series of delicate, life-or-death balances. It must be heavy-duty enough to protect its wearer from ...

Wildland fire gear in particular needs continuous upgrades as forest fires burn hotter and more frequently. Let’s review the basic materials common in firefighter personal protective equipment ...

In a show of support for Oregon's wildland firefighters, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed July 2, 2025, as Wildland Firefighter Day in the state.

Sewing backpacks and duffels on a sawhorse in his Missoula apartment, Crone launched Nargear in the early 2000s. Demand for the bags designed for wildland firefighters and used for those with an ...

The Missoula Fire Department has earned nearly $395,000 in a national program that has become more vital in recent years as wildfires and other natural disasters have spiked.