It won't play without flash, so no iDevices; I didn't watch it.
Firefighting is not for amateurs (duh!) and proper clothing is essential. You don't climb mountains in flip flops and you don't fight fire in shorts unless you're seeking a Darwin Award.
If you don't have Nomex, wear cotton. No synthetics, natural fibers. Jeans. Natural fibers do not burn well when the heat source is removed.
They don't melt. No melt, no sticking to your skin. It is a layer, won't block fire effects (still gets hot and passes the heat inside, you still burn). But it won't melt and stick. [You only have to see debriding done once to know you don't EVER want it; morphine doesn't come close to blocking the pain.]
Cotton is what is safely worn under the Nomex too. My uniform pants were dark blue Nomex, under the yellows (used to be wool; that's REALLY hot). The uniform shirt was removed before extended work, it was synthetic (and too much heat retention; layers). The tee shirts were a high cotton content poly blend.
Nomex doesn't breathe (hot, sweaty), it's expensive (a set of yellows is over $100 plus helmet and shroud) and yellow attracts bugs that want to eat you.
But it can literally save your skin.
Rick wa6nhc
Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable
On Sep 10, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Kim Noyes wrote:
Eclectic Arcania finds this interesting but didn't like seeing a guy in shorts and tennies so close to a firestorm: http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/2013/09/dramatic-clover-fire-footage.html
No comments:
Post a Comment