r/Firefighting • u/MightAsswell • 23h ago

Photos Would you as a firefighter wear these?

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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?

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u/HazMatsMan Career Co. Officer 20h ago

LMAO, no, these things are ineffective and a stupid idea. As soon as you relinquish conscious control of your breathing, your body will have you breathing out of your mouth, the same as when your nose is stuffed up. We have particulate filters for our SCBA facepieces and can switch to those if we need protection from "nuisance" levels of particulates. If the atmosphere is still toxic or hazardous, you should still be on air.