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FOI / 3754 / 2018 - Firefighting helmets

Initial Request:

Do you have any plans to update the current firefighting helmets to the new, Rosenbauer HEROS Titan edition.

With many other fire services purchasing new, advanced helmets within the market, such as the HEROS Titan and the MSA Gallet F1 XF it would be interesting to know if ECFRS have any plans to follow suit and do the same.

Final Response:

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find our response to your request below.

Do you have any plans to update the current firefighting helmets to the new, Rosenbauer HEROS Titan edition?

With many other fire services purchasing new, advanced helmets within the market, such as the HEROS Titan and the MSA Gallet F1 XF it would be interesting to know if ECFRS have any plans to follow suit and do the same.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has called off the Collaborative PPE Framework. The Collaborative PPE Project Team carried out a robust evaluation process. Following this robust evaluation, the helmet selected for the Framework was the Rosenbauer Heros Titan and therefore Essex County Fire and Rescue will be changing over to this helmet in October 2019.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request you have the right to apply for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be addressed to: Internal Review, Performance & Data Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB

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