Would you as a firefighter wear these?

[u/MightAsswell]

I'm hoping to become a firefighter. In situations where I'm not wearing a SCBA, but there's still smoke or ash around, I think something like this would be a good idea to wear to help prevent inhaling some of the toxic shit in the air. Has anyone tried this before?

[u/thatdudewayoverthere]

Why?

We have multiple other options besides SCBA for example have you heard of masks?

The were quite popular 5 years ago

[u/MightAsswell → u/thatdudewayoverthere]

masks are bigger and much more obvious and look silly. these would barely be visible

[u/Winnie_Cat → u/MightAsswell]

I always stick little filters up my nose when I'm afraid of "looking silly"

[u/thatdudewayoverthere → u/MightAsswell]

I care about my personal health Alot more than looking silly

And honestly a normal face mask looks less silly than sticking filters up your nose

Besides all of that they wouldn't even be effective since you can't breath through your mouth which Alot of us do during physical tasks on the job

[u/6TangoMedic → u/MightAsswell]

That's the stupidest reason I've heard in a long time.

And the main part, what about your mouth? You just going breathe through your nose the whole time?

Plus, those nose filters filter considerably less particulates than an N95. So you're increasing your risk of inhaling dangerous things because "masks look silly"

you do you man....