(TNS) - It’s important to have an emergency “go bag” packed with essentials and ready to be grabbed quickly if you have to flee your home because of a wildfire or other disaster. Most emergency ...

Military personnel require a variety of high quality, flame-resistant clothing options that comply with the standards of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). DOD and the protective apparel industry ...

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Flame-retardant (FR) clothing was once characterized by linemen as stiff, hot and downright uncomfortable. Thanks to advances in technology, however, today’s FR garments are just about as wearable as ...

Flame-resistant (FR) clothing has come a long way from its origins in the lab of French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, who first discovered that ammonium phosphates and borax were capable of making ...

Over the past couple of years, 5.11 Tactical Series®, maker of innovative tactical gear for law enforcement, military and fire professionals, has received numerous requests from first responders, ...

The U.S. Marine Corps said Wednesday that it has begun issuingnew fire-resistant clothing to troops in Iraq in the hope ofreducing the threat of severe burns to those caught inside flamingvehicles ...

It’s important to have an emergency “go bag” packed with essentials and ready to be grabbed quickly if you have to flee your home because of a wildfire or other disaster. Most emergency preparedness ...

On June 6, 2012, a decision much anticipated by the oil and gas industry was rendered (the Decision). The Decision has clarified whether fire/flame retardant/resistant clothing (FRC) is always ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GREELEY — In this epicenter of the state’s oil and gas extraction industry, a Rodeo Drive for special flame-resistant clothing has suddenly emerged. At least ...

About six years ago, I was excited and eager to have regular opportunities to get out from behind my computer-aided design (CAD) workstation and visit our utility’s substations, transmission line ...