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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Texas Turnout

For seven years, Texas fire departments have been required to comply with NFPA 1851, Selection, Care and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Firefighting and Proximity Firefighting. On June 24, the 2008 edition went into effect, bringing with it more rigorous testing requirements and for many departments, more cost. The first edition of NFPA 1851 was released in 2001. It covers eight sections: records, protecting personnel from contamination, selection, inspection, cleaning and decontamination, repair, storage and retirement, disposition and special incident procedures. A state bill adopted the initial regulations of NFPA 1851 in 2001. Since then, the Texas ...

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