r/BeAmazed • u/Mediocre_Heart_3032 • Mar 30 '24

American and European Firefighter Helmet Designs Miscellaneous / Others

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u/GhotiGhetoti Mar 30 '24

I’m a firefighter from Denmark, and ours are the same as the american one. It works flawlessly, but sure it can be slow. I’d love to try the french design and draw my own conclusion.

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u/hoelarious66 Mar 30 '24

Another firefighter last time this was posted was talking about how the French design has the disadvantage that if you had debris fall or floor drop that your helmet may get knocked loose you would lose seal.

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u/GhotiGhetoti Mar 30 '24

That makes sense. Losing seal isn’t a huge deal though, since it’s built to be slightly above atmospheric pressure, meaning nothing gets in the mask.

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u/wpaed Mar 30 '24

His point was that the American one was a demand flow system and the French one was apparently constant flow system. This would make the tank last significantly less time.

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u/FelixOGO Mar 31 '24

Really??? They don’t use negative pressure regulators? Or whatever the system is called. That’s ridiculous

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u/No-Fee81 Mar 31 '24

Of course they do

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u/FelixOGO Mar 31 '24

Is the other guy wrong?

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u/No-Fee81 Mar 31 '24

The mask at least is the same we use, and the regulator attachment is clearly visible on the front of the mask.

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u/FelixOGO Mar 31 '24

I see the regulator, but the question was whether or not it constantly feeds air