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OBJECT TYPE: PARATTACK/FIREFIGHTER'S
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0222.001

MANUFACTURER: SMOKEJUMPERS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 FABRIC SUIT (KEVLAR?) WITH METAL ZIPPERS & FASTENERS, SYNTHETIC FABRIC STRAPS, FABRIC PARTS, SYNTHETIC PADDING/.3 SYNTHETIC HELMET WITH METAL WIRE FACE PROTECTOR, FABRIC CHIN GUARD, SYNTHETIC & FABRIC MOUTH? PROTECTOR, FABRIC COVERED FOAM PADDING/.4-.5 LEATHER WITH RUBBER SOLES, FABRIC LACES, METAL HARDWARE/.7-.8 LEATHER WITH VELCRO FASTENERS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 89.0 cm
Width: 94.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Clothing & personal safety apparatus
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SMOKEJUMPERS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Montana
City: Missoula

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: 1990'S
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN PARATTACK FIREFIGHTERS. IN 2002, B.C. FOREST SERVICE OPERATES ONLY EXISTING CANADIAN PROGRAMME OF RECRUITMENT & TRAINING FOR SMOKEJUMPING OR PARATTACK. IT BEGAN AS PILOT PROJECTUSING FORMER YUKON SMOKEJUMPERS AT SMITHERS, BC & LATER MOVED TO FORT ST. JOHN.
Function: PROTECTIVE GEAR WORN BY PARACHUTIST-FIREFIGHTERS WHO JUMPED BY PARACHUTE FROM AIRCRAFT INTO FOREST FIRE ZONES TO FIGHT FIRES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SPECIALIZED PARACHUTIST-FIREFIGHTER'S GARB, MADE WITH KEVLAR FOR PROTECTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK STENCILED "L 81" ON BACK OF COLLAR/.3 WHITE LABEL WITH RED LETTERING READING "BELL" ON SIDES; BLACK APPLIQUE LETTERING READING "PT" ON FRONT WITH CARVED 'JQFD"
Missing: UNKNOWN From CA of 11/22/2002 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: .1 BEIGE-YELLOW/.2 BEIGE-YELLOW WITH KHAKI GREEN STRAPS/.2 WHITE HELMET, BLACK PAINTED WIRE, RED CHIN GUARD, BLACK PADDING/.4-.5 BROWN LEATHER, BLACK SOLES, RED LACES/.6-.7 YELLOW WITH BLACK FASTENERS
Decoration: N/A

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SMOKEJUMPERS, Jumpsuit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0222, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0222.001/

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