Wolfpack Gear, Inc. recently introduced the first fire line hydration pack system to meet the stringent specifications of the National Fire Protection Agency’s (NFPA) Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Firefighting (1977, 2005 edition). Wolfpack Gear developed a line of fire line packs that became the first to be certified by Underwriters Laboratories as meeting NFPA 1977, 2005 edition. A donation from State Farm Insurance Companies in cooperation with the California Fire Safe Council following the 2007 firestorms in Southern California paved the way for the first 1,500 NFPA-compliant Wolfpack Gear Low Profile Hydration Packs to be delivered directly to CAL FIRE.
Previous incidents led to an investigation that identified the previous nylon web gear worn by firefighters melted and contributed to firefighter injuries. In 2003, Wolfpack Gear sufficiently demonstrated to the CAL FIRE Safety Officer the advances made in the safety of its equipment becoming the first commercial web gear allowed to be worn by CAL FIRE firefighters. Following the success of the Low Profile Hydration pack, the revision meets internationally recognized standards for safety and is independently tested to meet those standards.
The Low Profile Hydration Pack is the only pack in the world to be marketed as an NFPA 1977, 2005 edition compliant pack that also allows the firefighter to carry 102 ounces of drinking water, further increasing safety by reducing the deadly effects of dehydration and heat stress.
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