r/Firefighting • u/Big_River_Wet • Nov 12 '24

Photos This is ridiculous

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I’m all for the fun and games, but bringing SCBAs into the kitchen? Nah. We all know these things can only get so clean.

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u/JFISHER7789 Nov 12 '24

Do you know how clean it is though?

Carcinogenic smoke can penetrate deep into the bunker gear…

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u/mooseisfromcanada Nov 12 '24

Yeah, but the amount of carcinogens exposed to the inside of your gear are a fraction of what the outside gets exposed to

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u/ImmediateEffectivebo Nov 12 '24

Carcinogens actually get trapped INSIDE your bunker due to the waterproof layer/fabrics

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u/ITFOWjacket Nov 12 '24 edited Nov 12 '24

Just sweat enough to continually flush decon your inners. Easy. Positive pressure and all that

That’s actually an interesting idea. Like a 1/2” hose split off the nozzle to your bunkers and constant decontaminating and cooling flush through your hood and liners. I bet we’ll see something like that in the next 10 years.

You’d have to be wearing SCBA wetsuit to avoid hypothermia. I mean we’re halfway there already.