Fire Seal Hood

To create a perfect and comfortable combination of firefighter’s protective jacket and flame-retardant hood, TEXPORT® developed a shorter-form flame-retardant hood.* The Fire Seal...
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Sizes: One Size
Composition code: OA11
Article no.: 14143
Color
Beige
Beige
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
Color
Gold
Gold
TEXPORT® prevents this danger and offers you whole-body particle protection without compromise with the TEXPORT® Fire Seal. The special construction permits as little ...
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Sizes: One Size
Composition code: OA11
Article no.: 14138
Color
Gold
Gold
Color
Beige
Beige
Dark Blue
Dark Blue

Specifications

Certified according to:
EN 13911:2004
Composition
Flame-Retardant hoods 2-layer
Out layer
Aramid knitted fabric
Color
Beige
Size
One Size
Details
short
long
Especially ergonomic cut with few seams
Especially ergonomic cut with few seams
Flat seam work
Flat seam work
Avoids pressure marks
Particle barrier seams are sealed
Particle barrier seams are sealed
Best possible particle tightness
Wide-cut facial field with elastic band
Wide-cut facial field with elastic band
Compatible with 2- and 5-point-marks
RFID
RFID
Electronic identification system
Short cut
Short cut
For perfect tightness and optimal handling
RET for the overall design: <10
RET for the overall design: <10
Complies with EN 13911
Slip-resistant band
Slip-resistant band
Optimal fit on jacket collar
Hood jacket combination
Hood jacket combination
Especially ergonomic cut with few seams
Especially ergonomic cut with few seams
Flat seam work
Flat seam work
Avoids pressure marks
Particle barrier seams are sealed
Particle barrier seams are sealed
Best possible particle tightness
Wide-cut facial field with elastic band
Wide-cut facial field with elastic band
Compatible with 2- and 5-point-marks
RFID
RFID
Electronic identification system
Ergonomically extended chest and neck area
Ergonomically extended chest and neck area
Longer cut with broader coverage extending into the jacket
RET for the overall design: <10
RET for the overall design: <10
Complies with EN 13911
Outer Materials

Innovative outer materials

Aramid knitted fabric Aramid knitted fabric Aramid knitted fabric Aramid knitted fabric
PBI® knitted fabric
PBI® -knit is a knit fabric which distinguishes itself through its extreme temperature and flame resistance. The knit fabric has an especially high peak temperature, an extraordinary chemical resistance along with good UV-resistance as well as high wear comfort.
Available in:
Gold
Aramid knitted fabric
Aramid-knit is a durably flame-retardant knit fabric. It distinguishes itself through non-flammability, high heat resistance, thermal insulation and resistance to chemicals. The material is very elastic and comfortably soft, which results in outstanding wear comfort. The aramid-fibre used is also not subject to pilling, which means attractive appearance is assured for a long time.
Available in:
Beige
Dark Blue
A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK

The area of a particle barrier is an effective filter for particle sizes from >0,1 μm to >0,2 μm. This means the particle barriers used provide optimal protection against penetration by dangerous harmful substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). As the saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. And the weakest link in these particle barriers are the seams. A sewing needle has an average thickness of 0.9 mm to 1.1 mm (1 mm = 1000 μm). The hole that a sewing needle makes in the particle barrier is thus 10,000 times larger if the filter effect is >0,1 μm. Since the dividing seams on the hoods are almost exclusively executed with flat seams (to prevent pressure marks), the untight points double. The smaller the cut portions which make up the hood are, the more weak points the hood will have. To obtain a sustainable test, TEXPORT® developed a testing device (no laboratory standard), in order to get proof of the tightness of the particle barrier seams quickly and easily. In video c mparison, this is proven quite impressively. 85 % Effectiveness Unsealed seams 99,99 % Effectiveness TEXPORT® with sealed seams Fig. Fire Seal PP 3ly short, O A 10, 004 in combination with Fire Survivor-Jacket, ZA16, 203 (example) The perforated seam hole is in part filled in with thread. This cannot really be called seam-sealing though. On the contrary: If the seams are stretched when taking the hood off or putting it on – which is unavoidable – the seams will be stretched by the pulling force acting on them and the seam hole will open wider. For this reason, the greatest possible attention must be paid to finishing the particle barrier’s seams during manufacturing. In contrast to its competitors, TEXPORT® takes a different road in manufacturing flame-retardant hoods. TEXPORT® is the only manufacturer which seals all seams of the particle barrier with a seam sealant. This assures that the particle barrier of TEXPORT®-flame-retardant hoods guarantee an effectiveness of 99 99 % (NFPA 1971-2018) at the intersecting seams even after 50 washes.

THE SHORTER SOLUTION FOR OPTIMAL PROTECTION

To create a perfect and comfortable combination of firefighter’s protective jacket and flame-retardant hood, TEXPORT® developed a shorter-form flame-retardant hood.* The Fire Seal flame-retardant hood covers 100 % of the jacket’s open collar and this new construction achieves a wholly new, optimized protection parameter. The new construction provides a perfect overlap of the collar opening – in contrast to conventional flame-retardant hoods. This prevents harmful particles from getting inside the jacket’s interior between the hood and collar. A slip-resistant band on the end of the hood assures that it will sit perfectly on the jacket collar.

THE COMPARISON THAT COUNTS

To demonstrate the difference in effective protection, TEXPORT® compared its particle barrier with seam sealant and without seam sealant (tested at the intersecting seams). The result was impressive.

PARTICLE TIGHTNESS ON THE TEST STAND

To obtain a sustainable test, TEXPORT® developed a testing device (no laboratory standard), in order to get proof of the tightness of the particle barrier seams quickly and easily. In video comparison, this is proven quite impressively.

TEXPORT® Fire Hoods test device