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The New Generation Fire Shelter
As a firefighter, your highest priority is to stay out of situations that can lead to entrapment. You must take responsibility for your own safety. You have an obligation to speak up if you see something that is wrong, and you have the right to be heard without criticism. Remember, the fire shelter does not guarantee your safety. It is a last resort.
Take your training seriously. Practice deploying your shelter until deployment is, in the words of one entrapment survivor, "like tying your shoe." Think of training as life insurance—insurance that if the unthinkable ever occurs, you will have every possible chance to survive.
We will continue to improve the fire shelter and the fire shelter training aids. Ideas for improvements come primarily from you, the users. Please send your ideas for improvements to us.
Send comments and suggestions to:
Leslie Anderson
Missoula Technology &Development Center
5785 Hwy. 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808-9361
Phone: 406–329–3900
Email: landerson@fs.fed.us
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