NFPA 1977 Standard for Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wild Area Fire Fighting and Urban Interface Fire Fighting

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of NFPA 1977 testing. This standard specifies requirements for protective clothing and equipment to protect against adverse environmental impacts faced by personnel performing wildland firefighting operations.

NFPA 1977 is a standard developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) that outlines the requirements for protective clothing and equipment used by wildland firefighters. The standard covers items such as clothing, gloves, shoes, eye protection, helmets and fire shelters.

Some of the key requirements outlined in NFPA 1977 include:

• Clothing should provide moisture management as well as heat and flame protection to help regulate body temperature;
• Gloves must provide dexterity and grip while protecting against heat and flame;
• Shoes must provide stability and support, as well as protection against punctures and slips;
• Eye protection must meet certain impact resistance and optical requirements;
• Helmets must provide impact protection for the head and neck;
• Fire shelters must meet certain performance requirements and be designed to provide a last resort option for firefighters caught in wildfires.

The purpose of NFPA 1977 is to ensure that wildland firefighters are equipped with reliable and effective protective clothing and equipment that can help reduce the risk of injury or death while working to suppress wildfires.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with NFPA 1977 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.