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■ Firefighter Autopsy Protocol ■ 165 ■ I: Background ■ ■ liner pullout; and ■ signs of wear, damage, excessive heat, discoloration, or char on leather/fabric (both exterior and interior). Protective Footwear (Rubber) ■ loss of elasticity; ■ delamination of seam seals; ■ material damage; ■ steel toe or shank damage; ■ sole tread wear; and ■ loss of liquid-tight integrity (waterproofness). Protective Footwear (Leather) ■ seam integrity; ■ material damage (rips, tears, holes); ■ steel toe or shank damage; ■ sole tread wear; ■ loss of liquid-tight integrity (waterproofness); ■ closure system; ■ uniform integrity; ■ seam integrity; ■ material damage (rips, tears, holes); ■ closure system; and ■ signs of wear, damage, excessive heat, discoloration, or char on fabric. Protective clothing and equipment experts may be required. On occasion, certain garments and equipment may need to be sent out to testing labs for verification that it meets the current set of applicable standards to which the item was certified; however, judgment must be applied if the specific property being measured would be a contributory factor to the firefighter fatality. Other reasons for testing would be to determine whether the item in question was operating properly and, if not, whether it contributed to the incident. Once the items have been impounded by the investigation team and their condition documented, outside assistance should be requested. All issues involving SCBA testing should be handled by NIOSH. Other protective clothing and equipment testing may be conducted by appropriately qualified experts or independent testing laboratories. Impounded items should be transferred to the testing laboratory following strict chain-of-custody procedures. The testing laboratory should be asked to compare the item performance at the time of the incident with the performance requirements of the appropriate NFPA standard. The independent expert or laboratory may be asked further to determine the range of heat and temperature conditions to which the item may have been exposed. The testing laboratory’s report should be summarized in the body of the investigation report and attached as an appendix to the report.
■ Firefighter Autopsy Protocol ■ 166 ■ I: Background ■ Manufacturer’s technical experts may have useful information and should be invited to examine the item in the presence of investigation team members. The manufacturer’s written comments should be requested for inclusion in the report. At no time should a manufacturer’s representative be given custody of an impounded item or left alone with impounded items. table c-1 recommended photographs of protective clothing and equipment Clothing or Equipment Item Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) Personal alert safety system (PASS) Protective helmet Minimum Recommended Photographs • Complete SCBA resting on back plate with cylinder shown in front and facepiece off to side • Complete SCBA show harness side • Base of cylinder showing cylinder valve and position • Closeup of manufacturer product label and certification mark • Closeup of cylinder valve and first-stage regulator • Closeup of pressure gauge • Closeup of second-stage regulator • Front of facepiece • Interior of facepiece • Closeup of facepiece exhalation valve • Integrated PASS (if present) • Any specific areas of damage to valves, harness, backplate, hoses, facepiece straps, or accessory items • Complete PASS (top view) • Complete PASS (bottom view) • Closeup of manufacturer product label and certification mark • Closeup of battery panel • Any specific area of damage, particularly for condition of seals in PASS case (if PASS can be opened, the condition of interior components, if warranted by investigation) • Front top of helmet (showing shield and emblem) • Left top of helmet • Right top of helmet • Back top of helmet • Interior of helmet showing ear covers (two photographs may be needed to adequately show both sides) • Closeup of product label and certification mark (if possible) • Any specific area of damage such as shell, edge beading, straps, suspension, and ear covers)
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