Firefighters in VIKING VALKYRIE (left) and VIKING WARRIOR (right) ready for action! VALKYRIE: It’s Not a Cut; It’s a Design Rethinking Turnout Gear for Female Firefighters Firefighters rely on all their personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them from various contaminants in immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) environments. The most recognizable PPE component is the turnout gear firefighters wear to incidents. It might surprise you to know that while PPE protects firefighters, it can also hinder them as they work to complete their jobs. Turnout gear makers have constantly innovated their designs to allow more freedom of movement. However, these innovations still did not have female firefighters in mind. This led VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT, the maker of VIKING WARRIOR turnout gear and VIKING SHIELD triple-certified gear for technical rescue/extrication, wildland firefighting, and EMS, to embark on designing turnout gear specifically for female firefighters. The result is the VIKING VALKYRIE, the industry’s first turnout gear designed from the ground up for female firefighters.
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