National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Take 5@2 PPE

 

Graphic depicting the time it takes for burn injury to occur. One kilowatt on beach, no clouds, five hours. Five to seven kilowatts, time to a second-degree burn. Five seconds to burn bare skin. Twenty seconds to burn one layer of nomex. Thirty-five seconds to burn one layer of nomex, and one layer of cotton.

 

We strongly recommend the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
 

The “Take 5@2” safety messages are a cooperative project of 6 Minutes for Safety, the Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR), NIFC External Affairs, the NWCG Leadership Committee, the NWCG Risk Management Committee, and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.

 

Category: 
Firefighter Health & Safety
Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
Aug 2023
References: 
Video – WFSTAR: Personal Protective Equipment

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