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We all know cleaning yourturnout geartwice a year is recommended by theNFPA, but do you think about your hoods too? It's easy to forget this small piece of gear, but that doesn't make it any less important! Follow these4 quick and easy stepsto get your fire hood properly cleaned.
Proper Cleaning for Your Turnout Gear
NFPA 1851is the standard on PPE selection, care and maintenance. The purpose of this standard is to reduce health and safety risks associated with improper maintenance, contamination, or damage like exposure to harmful carcinogens that are often present in structural fires. 🔥
When Should You Consider Renting Your Fire Gear?
Taylor Burke Gilman, our President at Gear Wash, highlights when departments should consider renting fire gear in a guest spot fromCarolina Fire Journal! 🚒
A Beginner's Guide to Implementing a Decon Procedure
*Adjust accordingly to best suit unique incident or department’s protocol
Extending the Life of Turnout Gear for Firefighter Health and Safety
The longevity of your turnout gear and the effectiveness against carcinogens relies heavily on one factor: proper maintenance. Firefighters, like yourself, handle dangerous materials on a regular basis and your turnout gear can pick up a number of highly toxic contaminants. Keeping up with
Gear Wash Is Now the Nation’s Largest Bunker Gear Cleaning Company
We're pleased to announce our Minerva acquisition adds six locations to our expansive coast-to-coast equipment care network serving thousands of fire departments! 🙌 🚒
Meet the #GearWashFamily: Raven Bobo, Operations Supervisor
Get to Know Raven!
As our Operations Supervisor at our Gear Wash location in Memphis, TN, Raven, is responsible for overseeing all daily operations, associate scheduling, and communication with the Memphis Fire Department. She is excellent at maintaining an efficient workflow and trains all new
Meet the #GearWashFamily: Whitney Yeager, Business Development Manager
Get to Know Whitney!
Before joining our Gear Wash team in Hudson, Florida, Whitney was building her career in customer service and business management within the fire protection industry. She even earned her license servicing fire extinguishers! Today, you can find her educating fire departments
Meet the #GearWashFamily: Anthony Costanzo, Regional Manager
Get to Know Anthony!
Anthony worked at Done Right Fire Gear Repair as the Operations Manager when we acquired the business as a second location for Gear Wash in Hudson, Florida. His historical knowledge and immense passion for the job made him a significant asset to the Fire-Dex family in October
