Colors and main uses of fire suits

Firefighting clothing is one of the important measures for firefighters to reduce injuries during rescue. It can block the heat in the air and chemical erosion, and effectively protect the skin from injury. With the different fire rescue scenes, the fire suits have also become diverse. Let's talk about the color difference and classification of fire suits.

1. Orange: emergency rescue clothing

The orange rescue suit is not for firefighting, so the clothes are simple and light. The clothes of this color are more conspicuous and easy to identify. It is mainly used for body protection in collapsed buildings, narrow spaces and climbing rescue sites. Flame resistant, wear-resistant, light weight, strong tensile strength, eye-catching colors and logos, etc.

2. Silver: Insulation clothing

Insulated suits are made of aluminum foil and include pants, jackets, gloves, and hoods. The head is covered with a helmet to protect the safety of the firefighter's head. The eyes are goggles, which are transparent and mainly protect against heat radiation. This kind of clothing is very light and will not burden the firefighters who use water guns to put out the fire.

3. Dark green: fire avoidance clothing

The fire suit color is dark green. It is mainly used by firefighters when they cross the fire scene for a short time. It can effectively protect against radiant heat up to 1000°C. It is light and flexible, and can be close to the fire scene of 800-1000°C in an instant.

4. Yellow: light chemical protective clothing

The color of the light chemical protective clothing is yellow, and the light chemical protective clothing is a special personal protective clothing for firefighters to rescue at chemical sites. Light chemical protective clothing is not suitable for wearing in fire sites, accident sites or workplaces with toxic and harmful gases.

5. white (also red): anti-bee clothing

The color of the anti-bee suit is white or red. It is a kind of protective clothing worn by firefighters when removing hornet's nests. It has two structures, one-piece and two-piece, and has various protective functions such as anti-cutting and anti-puncture.

6. gold: electrical insulation clothing

Gold: Electrical insulation clothing (electrical insulation clothing is made of nylon coated fabric material, which has insulation performance and can prevent high voltage below 7000V. The clothing is resistant to high voltage, flame resistant, acid, and alkali. It is mainly used for firefighters when working live body protection.)

7. Navy blue: fire fighting uniform

The color of the fire fighting uniform is dark blue, the most basic protective clothing in fire fighting. Features: It integrates flame resistant, heat insulation, waterproof, breathable and comfortable. The outer layer has the characteristics of anti-static, acid and alkali resistance, high strength, high temperature resistance and good thermal stability.

In order to fully protect the safety of firefighters, we need to choose different firefighting clothing in different combat scenarios, and at the same time wear air respirators, fire helmets, fire boots, fire gloves, etc.