NFPA 1970-2025

Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural and Proximity Firefighting, Work Apparel, Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services, and Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS)

This standard provides minimum design, performance, testing, and certification requirements for the following:  (1) New structural and proximity firefighting protective ensembles and ensemble elements that include coats, trousers, coveralls, helmets, gloves, footwear, and hoods, which further include optional requirements for structural firefighting protective garments and proximity firefighting garments that provide limited protection from liquid and particulate hazards (2) New nonprimary work apparel and individual garments composing work apparel, which further include optional requirements for the following where such options are specified or claimed to be used in the construction of work apparel: (a) Flame resistance (b) Water resistance (c) Insect repellency (3) New compressed breathing air open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and compressed breathing air combination open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus and supplier air respirators (SCBA/SARs) (4) New personal alert safety systems (PASS) for emergency services personnel that include stand-alone PASS, integrated PASS, and RF PASS in addition to PASS or RF PASS devices certified to an earlier edition of NFPA 1982 that incorporate parts, components, or software to meet the 2025 edition of NFPA 1970