How to Remove Your Gear at a Fire Incident [2025]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  At a fire incident, you can be exposed to harmful contaminants, which may increase your risk of cancer and other illnesses over time. Properly doffing (removing) your personal protective equipment (PPE) can help reduce the transfer of contaminants to your skin and limit off-gassing exposures.
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Fire fighting equipment; Fire fighters; Skin exposure; Preventive measures
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; West Virginia ; Ohio ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; Chicago Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071103
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2025 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e29f1b0cd6a158e82fc41c5f08289cfcdf3a3556f8f3137143f16d1bea2986a9f8295964e450bab9181f002051a242bd415b686877812773ddc1b8a1036ffecd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257879/cdc_257879_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 647.19 KB ]