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Saturday, 05 July 2008 |
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By Cristi Laquer
FireRescue1 Staff
Photo Cristi Laquer
A display at 3M in St. Paul, Minn., shows some of the variation in high-visibility garments for first responders. |
WASHINGTON — Firefighters may have one more thing to consider when tackling car fires and other roadway incidents from next year on – the use of a safety vest.
Proposed updates to the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices would require all first responders to wear high-visibility safety vests any time they operate near a roadway.
Firefighters still have time to voice their opinion, with the seven-month public consultation period not coming to an end until July 31. Some feel turnout gear already carries enough high-visibility trim in itself and that the additional use of vests could be unwieldy for firefighters at incident scenes...
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