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US firefighter-EMT here. I was under the impression that our "duck tail" helmets were designed to shed water. If so, that was long before we had modern insulate
by dreamcompiler 4y ago
US firefighter-EMT here. I was under the impression that our "duck tail" helmets were designed to shed water. If so, that was long before we had modern insulated water-resistant bunker gear. And water is not really that big a problem anyway so yeah, we should probably switch to the European style.
- fm2606 4y agoYeah I was told that in the early days, when the fire was out and they were overhauling, they would wear the helmets backwards because of the longer brim thus helping to keep water and debris out of their face.