
Buoyant Firefighter Rescue Protective Suit F-14
The buoyant firefighter rescue protective suit is a multi-layer composite garment built from an outer shell, an airbag layer, a waterproof-breathable layer and a comfort layer.
Key parameters
- Outer shell - flame retardancy, warp and weft damaged length: ≤ 100 mm
- Outer shell - flame retardancy, warp and weft afterflame time: ≤ 2 s
- Outer shell - flame retardancy, melting or dripping: None
- Outer shell - surface water repellency: ≥ 3 grade
- Outer shell - breaking strength, warp and weft: ≥ 350 N
- Outer shell - tear strength, warp and weft: ≥ 25 N
- Outer shell - thermal stability, dimensional change after 260 ± 5 °C test: ≤ 10 %
- Outer shell - seam breaking strength: ≥ 350 N
- Outer shell - colour, orange-red: 17-1456 TCX Tigerlily PANTONE
- Outer shell - colour, deep flame blue: 19-3938 TCX PANTONE
- Waterproof-breathable layer - hydrostatic pressure resistance after 25 washes: > 17 kPa
- Waterproof-breathable layer - moisture permeability: > 5000 g/(m²·24 h)
Overview
The buoyant firefighter rescue protective suit is a multi-layer composite garment built from an outer shell, an airbag layer, a waterproof-breathable layer and a comfort layer. The main fabric is woven from dope-dyed aramid and flame-retardant viscose fibres, and an additional thermal liner can be supplied. The suit consists of a jacket and trousers that can be joined with a zip to form a one-piece garment. A concealed automatic / manual inflation trigger is fitted on the right front chest of the jacket and activates the buoyancy airbag.



