"Now with the uniform pants, they're again trying to minimize the heat loss, the thermal heat loss for the individual. This time to the iconic yellow Nomex pants.
However, once that pop of red on the shirts is gone, you can expect to see more changes. While, the new ones will have white outlines around empty lettering. He says taking away the red ink will help them hold less heat in while firefighters work.ĭow says the old style shirt has red lettering and white outlines. "The state's looking at ways to try to minimize the impact on the body, So they're trying to take things, especially on the T-shirt they're taking away the red ink," Dow said. That's why they're making big changes to the uniforms, starting next month. So the pants and the shirt change will hopefully help to reduce some of that internal core temperature by a few degrees," said State Rank and File Director for Local Cal Fire 2881 Darren Dow.ĭow says the growing heat and intensity of wildfires across the state every year has been causing more heat related issues for firefighters than in the past. "Fighting fire at 103 degrees, 105 degrees, 107 degrees with double layers, your body's just keeping the internal heat. However, they say this isn't a fashion update, it's all meant to better protect firefighters while they work.
Over the next 6 months, Cal Fire will be making changes to their uniforms including updated shirts and a new style of pants.
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