Technology of materials for firefighting clothing
What needs to be especially considered during firefighting actions is providing firefighters with Personal Protective Equipment. It includes eyes and face protection, clothes, head and ears protection and the protection of respiratory system. The main aim of the PPE is to protect the users effectively from the various outer dangers, which can be met in work environment. Only when there is enough insight into the structure of protective clothing and the fabrics from which they have been made, PPE serves the purpose. This research paper emphasizes the issue of fabric which are commonly used to produce a special and light clothing in the English speaking countries such as The Unites States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The Great Britain and the Republic of South Africa, and German speaking ones such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There are also both the information about using technologies and modifications, and the commercial products. The study of the fabric transformation throughout the years shows that the use of advanced technology appears in most of the countries and that the natural fabrics are becoming gradually replaced with synthetic ones, which gives better protection from fire. In addition, thanks to this, the fabrics parameters such as waterproofness and durability are more promising.