Fire proximity suit


A fire proximity suit is a suit designed to protect a firefighter or volcanologist from extremely high temperatures. They were first designed and used in the 1930s. Originally made of asbestos fabric, current models use vacuum-deposited aluminized materials.

History

Fire proximity suits first appeared during the 1930s, and were originally made of asbestos fabric. Today they are manufactured from vacuum-deposited aluminized materials that reflect the high radiant loads produced by the fire.
An early manufacturer of the aluminized suits was the Bristol Uniforms company under of Patrick Seager Hill.

Types

There are three basic types of these aluminized suits:
Complete proximity protection for AR-FF requires: