Firefighting is a dangerous profession that requires specialized equipment to effectively and safely mitigate a fire emergency. An important part of this equipment is the firefighter's personal protective equipment (PPE): coat, pants, hood, helmet, boots, gloves, breathing apparatus, and personal alert safety system (PASS) device. The personal protective equipment structural firefighters wear today is not too different than what they wore in the early years, however, technological upgrades have been made. #firefighter #technology #safetyfirst #safety #equipment #arizonafirefighter history #historic #mesa #firephotographer #instagrampics #gloves #mask #PPE #helmet #personalprotectiongear #personalprotectionequipment #breathingapparatus #scba #historyoffirefighting history #joelcleare joelcleare