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Never-Before-Seen Wildfire Seasons Call For Next Generation Of Wildland Firefighter Protection
Never-Before-Seen Wildfire Seasons Call For Next Generation Of Wildland Firefighter Protection

Last year was the largest wildfire season recorded in California in modern history, with six of the top 20 largest wildfires in the state, according to the California Department of...

Modern Firefighting Calls For Modern Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Modern Firefighting Calls For Modern Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Fire conditions and extrication events that firefighters arrive at today are very different from the conditions faced years ago. According to research at Underwriter Laboratories (...

Firefighter Uniform Adapts To Cancer Risk, Active Shooter Threat
Firefighter Uniform Adapts To Cancer Risk, Active Shooter Threat

More than an outfit. More thought than one leg at a time. Putting on the uniform is not just an ordinary daily task, but a habitual part of preparing for the unexpected. Yes, a fir...

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True North Gear Designs Clothes For Action
True North Gear Designs Clothes For Action

The everyday clothes are made of traditional materials such as cotton, wool, linen, and leather. While some are plant-based or animal-based; many other garments are composed of s...

True North Gear Explains Why Do Wildland Firefighters Wear Yellow?
True North Gear Explains Why Do Wildland Firefighters Wear Yellow?

Since the early 1960s, the US Forest Service has gone through one color change and several shirt iterations to improve firefighter safety.  Did the users know the y...

True North Gear and Dragonwear Launch First Fire Resistant Woven Pant For Utility Workers
True North Gear and Dragonwear Launch First Fire Resistant Woven Pant For Utility Workers

True North Gear knows a worker's job is one of the toughest. That’s why it takes time to develop, research, and test the products before they sell them. They design product...

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