Design of the Jacket

The firefighter suit has a very specific design. First it has many stripes of reflective strips about the entire jacket an pants. The suit has reflective strips so that when the firemen are in dark places while on the job they can easily be seen. Also if a fireman or women gets caught under a lot of debris and they are almost entirely covered even the littlest piece of the reflective strip can be seen is a flash light is flashed along it.

Another design feature that the firefighter suit has is it has many pockets along the chest area and in the thighs of the pants. These pockets are important because they store many of the smaller tools that the firemen use while on the job. Some of the smaller pieces of equipment in like walkie talkies and flash lights.

Finally the fireman jacket has a zipper as well as hooks to ensure that the jacket will not fly open while they are in areas with extreme conditions such as heat and flames. It is very important that the jacket of the suit stay closed throughout the entire time that the firefighters are in dangerous situation because their body could be very injured if exposed to those type of conditions.

As you can see the design of the firefighter suit is very important to the safety and function that the fireman suit uses everyday. Every piece of the suit ad its location is there for the fire fighter's protection and convenience.