The Helmet

The helmet's main purpose is to protect the head of the fireman. Since the head is a very vital part to the human body the helmet has to protect the wearer from debris and other life threatening head dangers that may occur while firemen are on the job. The first firefighter helmet was made out of leather. After the leather helmet was created people experimented with many other materials to make the helmet out of including aluminum. The creators of the aluminum helmet did not think their idea through because aluminum draws both heat and electricity to it. If the firefighters were to wear the aluminum helmet it would potentially kill them in the flaming areas of the building.