Cairns Fire Helmet

Cairns Fire Helmet  . The impact liner shall be comprise of a rigid cell .High temperature urethane foam cap which is attach to a flame-resistant thermoplastic inner liner. The impact liner shall include a brass- retaining ring fasten to the base of the inner liner. These impact liner shall be fasten to the leather shell by mean of four brass rivets located at the base of the crown of the helmet shell. Cairns Fire Helmet

The Cairns N5A New Yorker Fire Helmet suspension shall be made of three fixed, ¾” wide nylon web straps mounted at 6 points on the impact liner to form a six-way overhead strap assembly. Each of the straps shall be fasten to the brass retaining ring .Locate at the base of the impact liner, by means of a brass rivet.

Cairns Fire Helmet

The Cairns N5A New Yorker Fire Helmet is made in 2 adjustable size ranges .Medium and large. The size of the headband may be adjusted to fit the wearer’s head by means of a ratchet adjustment system. The headband shall have a head size range of 63⁄8 to 8, adjustable in 1⁄8 increments. The headband is attached to the sides of the impact cap liner extension tabs by thermoplastic split- buttons. The sizing adjustments range shall be as follows: MEDIUM
The lining shall be of one-piece construction, comprised of cotton sateen sewn to a foam neoprene ring. A piece of chrome-tanned goat leather shall be sewn to the area of the sateen liner that rests against the forehead. There will also be leather foam cored ratchet pad, which is removable.

Cairns Fire Helmet

The chinstrap shall be equipped with a three piece chinstrap, made from ¾” Nomex webbing which are attached by a quick-release buckle system constructed of high-temperature .Super-tough nylon on the left side of the helmet and by a die cast zinc postman’s slide buckle on the right hand side. The two (short) chinstrap sections, located on the left and the right hand sides of the helmet, shall be fasten to the impact liner. The middle (long) section shall bayonet into the quick release buckle on the left-hand side and feed through the postman’s slide buckle on the right. The middle section shall be a minimum of 23″ in length and the total length of the chinstrap shall be 35″ at full extension, end to end. Cairns Fire Helmet

Ear and neck protection shall be provided by a full-cut, 19.0″ long, 6.5″ wide earlap. The earlap shall consist of a 4.5oz. Nomex or PBI/Kevlar outer-shell sewn to a flame-resistance, black flannel inner liner. The earlap shall be secured to the brass retaining band inside the impact liner. A pattern shall be cut into the earlap to that, when sewn together, an opening is created so that the wearer can more easily access the ratchet knob.

Cairns Fire Helmet

The faceshield shall be a wrap-around, high pivot design, 4.5″wide, 18.0″ long and 0.150″ thick. The lens material shall be high performance .High temperature resistant thermoplastic. The lens shall be coated with a scratch resistant coating on both inner and outer surfaces to protect the lens from abrasions. Cairns Fire Helmet

The faceshield shall be mounted to the helmet shell by means of two (2) glass-reinforced . Hightemperature and flame-resistant thermoplastic bracket assemblies, one (1) on either side of the helmet shell. The brackets allow the faceshield to pivot above the helmet shell when it is not in use.