Cleaning Fire Gear??

[Pixie]

HI all..

i have recently moved up from cadets to a ff and have been wearing the cadet uniform (proban) to call-outs while i have been waiting for my nomex to arrive, the only problem is now the cadet cordinator is chucking a hissy fit because i got his cadet uniform dirty. Does anyone know the best way to get proban gear clean??

cheers Pixie

[RescueHazmat]

Does the station have a washing machine?

[Pipster]

It's proban.  It never comes clean.  It makes you look like you've done some work!!   

Pip

[2090]

Follow the washing instructions?

[5271rescue]

Give it back to the cadet leader tell him he should have given you new gear when you became a member of the senior brigade and tell him to wash it....

[Mike]

Tell him we are on water restrictions.....
Seriously, what does he think the gear is for? looking pretty??

[bittenyakka]

I have been told a cold wash no soap gets it a bit cleaner.

if you are wating for Nomex does that menat that everyone should have a set of nomex. my brigade only has Nomex for BA waiting for PBI and everyone else has Proban.

[CFS_Firey]

I've been told a couple of weeks soaking in White King or similar cleans it up nicely...
Also, don't use your own washing machine - wreck someone else's... like the laundrymats...

[5271rescue]

Dont use white king as it will attack the proban,as for nomex my understanding is that proban is to be replaced with nomex for all rural jobs....

[Pixie]

thanks for the replies,

I am from seaford, we are an urban brigade, and only the cadets wear proban, i soaked it in nappysan overnight and it has come up a bit cleaner, i now plan to give it to him and tell him to give it to the next cadet who is moving up so that their uniform stays yellow.

[SA Firey]

thanks for the replies,

I am from seaford, we are an urban brigade, and only the cadets wear proban, i soaked it in nappysan overnight and it has come up a bit cleaner, i now plan to give it to him and tell him to give it to the next cadet who is moving up so that their uniform stays yellow.

I was going to suggest Napisan but you beat me to it

Tell him to get a grip,we would all love to have our gear go back to yellow when we wash it

[Camo]

What gets me is some members can get a 2nd pair just for PR work yet the rest of us struggle to get a new set of PPE because ours is >>>>> damaged <<<<<.

[Ryan]

Dont use white king as it will attack the proban,as for nomex my understanding is that proban is to be replaced with nomex for all rural jobs....

I heard that proban was for grassies/bushfires and PBI was for everything else, nomex is no longer to be supplied. 

Thats what what was going round when PBI came out.

[2090]

You can still get Nomex.

[Pixie]

All i know is that we have recently (monday) recieved 2 sets of NOMEX, and are still waiting for another 2. All our BA operators have both PBI and NOMEX.

The only proban gear in our station is the cadet stuff.

[Ryan]

as long as its fireporrf and you dont get cooked, dont want that German cannibal coming down here.