Firefighters' Clothing and Equipment: Performance, Protection, and Comfort

Protective clothing and equipment used for firefighters protect them against their harsh working environment loaded with strong thermal hazards, elevated environmental temperatures, low oxygen concentration and smoke. This book describes an in-depth review of firefighting clothing and equipment, and explicitly addresses the performance of protection and comfort in textile engineering, clothing design, and evaluation. Covered topics include protection and comfort requirements for firefighting clothing and equipment, testing methods, standards and performance evaluation, smart firefighting clothing for first responders and numerical modeling of performance of firefighting clothing.Key FeaturesPresents complete overview about the requirements of firefighters' protective clothing/thermal protective materialsAddresses performance of protection and comfortIncludes human thermoregulation system and responses to firefighting working environmentDiscusses SMART firefighting clothing and equipmentSuggests "how to improve the wear comfort? Read more