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Equipment => All Equipment discussion => Topic started by: Zippy on April 10, 2008, 11:31:41 PM

Title: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: Zippy on April 10, 2008, 11:31:41 PM

Anyone got any good knowledge about the CFA getting new and updated PPE??  Trialing a Nomex and PBI product ive heard.

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: RescueHazmat on April 11, 2008, 01:57:30 PM

Haven't they already trialled it?

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: Zippy on April 11, 2008, 02:04:39 PM

If so, any information on what theyve chosen?

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: Red Message on April 11, 2008, 02:15:13 PM

I thought that it had been in trial for some time. Last reports I read (a year or so ago) seemed to lean towards the Nomex Delta C w/liners option rather than the PBI. Although this may be incorrect as I see the MFB trialling the PBI uniform. I would imagine that MFB/CFA would jointly make a decision.

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: jaff on April 11, 2008, 02:31:32 PM

Wouldnt it be great all states using the same fittings and PPE united in their buying power, aaaahhh yeh, as Martin Luther King once said "who shot me" orrrrr something like that! :-D

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: Zippy on April 11, 2008, 02:32:43 PM

Lion Apparell would be rolling in the dough lol   :-D :mrgreen:

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: bittenyakka on April 11, 2008, 04:02:11 PM

I believe CFA has decided the t the FF gets to chose either nomex or PBi.

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: pumprescue on April 11, 2008, 04:11:15 PM

All UFU members in victoria will be getting PBI, CFA vollys get to chose PBI or Nomex which is the stupidist descision I have ever heard.

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: Zippy on April 11, 2008, 04:46:24 PM

hahaha...sounds like a Beta vs VHS all over again

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: K55 on April 11, 2008, 06:33:47 PM

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/documents/cfa_ppc_design.pdf

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: rescue5271 on April 12, 2008, 02:54:40 PM

They have a choice of (1) pbi gold   or (2) Nomex its up to the member, staff and volunteer to pick what they want to wear and from what I am hearing they are going for nomex......

Title: Re: New CFA turnout gear
Post by: SA Firey on May 05, 2008, 10:42:32 AM

You go for the best possible protection, after all your life may just depend on it :wink: