Firefighter Safety Bulletin: Hearing Protection

Different types of hearing protection

By Alex Langbell

Firefighting is an inherently dangerous profession, but attempts to secure a modicum of safety for firefighters are always ongoing These training bulletins can be forwarded to your department or printed out as a PDF and hung up around the station as reminders for your companies. This one deals with noise, hearing loss, and hearing protection.

Download the PDF HERE (412 KB).

Alex Langbell is a captain with the Yakima (WA) Fire Department.

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