what are most used type of helmets..........

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 10, 2009 at 10:41am
To me the thing that stands out the most to me is the Cairns 1010 is a duplicate of the Cairns Leather 5A but it seems like it is cut down and made out of plastic and is smaller but I think The Cairns 5a Leather New Yorker can't be beat but I am always opened minded to new products for the fire service.Hughie The 57 House
Permalink Reply by rfdjumper on February 10, 2009 at 10:41am
In the Reading Fire Dept. Most people use either a N5A, or Ben II. Once in awhile I'll see an old Soup Bowl still floating around on a scene.
Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 10, 2009 at 10:44am
I really like the Cairns New Yorker 5a they make a nice product. Hughie The 57 House
Permalink Reply by Dennis Steele on February 10, 2009 at 11:41am
Cairns 1010 is our preference......we had bought some MP Ben II for the officers but we hated them.Don't seem to fit like a 1010 does so we switched back.
Permalink Reply by dj lee on February 10, 2009 at 9:43pm
I have a cairns 1044 and a carins 1010 and love them both.
Permalink Reply by Cameron Monroe, Captain, Argyle on February 10, 2009 at 10:09pm

I used to like my 1010 with 4 1/2 shield- UNTILL I got my 1044 with defender shield-Shorter back (don't hit bottle as much ) and the defender shield gets out of the way if you use a light or a camra ( I have both ) and has more protection then the 4 1/2 shield
Permalink Reply by ffemt19 on February 11, 2009 at 3:24pm
The defender shield comes from the european style helmets, both MSA and Draeger helmet over here in europe have that type of eye protection that is stored inside the helmet (protected) and can be foulded down when u need it.
Good progress for american style fire helmets.
Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on February 11, 2009 at 10:41pm
Tim,

Off topic, your dad did a ride-along with Engine 6 today. I saw him at the USAR team confined space drill we did this morning. It was good to see him back in the street again...just like old times.

On topic, I wear a N5A leather. I have a 660-C turtle as a backup. Eye protection for both is the snap-on ESS goggles for fire and Lowe's safety glasses for rescue.

My tech rescue helmet is a Pacific series 5, and my water rescue helmet is a WRSI.

Ben
Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on February 13, 2009 at 3:26am
I think just about every dept. I've been to uses Cairns. Whatever the type be, the popular brand it seems is Cairns. Personally, we have the 1010 and everybody is fine with them. I dont think anybody is particularly in love with them but they serve their purpose and they hold up nicely. I'm partial to a leather helmet but never spent the money to buy one
Permalink Reply by Jacob on February 14, 2009 at 9:44pm
Cairns/Bullard
Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on February 14, 2009 at 10:42pm
We are issued Cairns 1010, but we buy either leather New Yorkers or leather Sam Houstons. We use the borkes instead of the faceshields. At my other FD, we are issued the Morning Pride Ben II's. No one in our area uses the metro style helmets.
Permalink Reply by Jeremy Steele on February 16, 2009 at 10:46pm
I would have to say that Cairns 1010 helmets are probably the most popular. At least most everyone I know are using them. On our dept. we have the 1010's with defender shields and bourkes sheilds.

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