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Blacksburg volunteer firefighter describes protective gear, radios and helmet standards
Summary
An unnamed firefighter with the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department described the department’s standard protective equipment — bunker gear, Nomex hoods, gloves, helmets — and said portable radios can cost $7,000–$10,000. The remarks appeared in a meeting transcript; no procurement vote or formal action was recorded in the excerpt.
An unnamed firefighter with the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department described the department’s standard protective gear and equipment costs in remarks captured in the meeting transcript.
The firefighter said basic turnout gear includes bunker pants and steel-toed boots “that are steel toed and have a steel shank to them to keep from stuff going into our feet.” He described turnout jackets as “2 layers, a thermal barrier and a vapor barrier, that allows us to be in a super heated environment with steam,” and added that…
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