Adult in firefighting gear
An adult in firefighting gear is a person wearing protective clothing and breathing apparatus for structural firefighting.
Also known as: firefighter in turnout gear, adult wearing firefighting PPE
How big is it?
1.78 m · defined standing height
Also 5.84 ft
Defined standing height · defined specimen
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Adult in firefighting gear vs Adult in diving gear: height comparison
The standing height of an adult in firefighting gear is approximately equal to the standing height of an adult in diving gear.
An adult in firefighting gear is a person wearing protective clothing and breathing apparatus for structural firefighting.
An adult in diving gear is a person equipped with scuba apparatus for breathing and moving underwater.
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Adult in firefighting gear
Defined standing height: 1.78 m; defined specimen.
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 18 kg of structural firefighting clothing and breathing equipment, for a combined mass of 93 kg. This is a comparison specimen, not a load limit.
NIST — Firefighter protective equipment
The marked defined standing height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Adult in diving gear
Defined standing height: 1.78 m; defined specimen.
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 23 kg of recreational scuba equipment, for a combined dry mass of 98 kg. Gas use, suit, cylinder and weights vary; buoyancy underwater is a separate quantity.
The marked defined standing height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 1.78 m
We compare the standing height of an adult in firefighting gear. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 18 kg of structural firefighting clothing and breathing equipment, for a combined mass of 93 kg. This is a comparison specimen, not a load limit.
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| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.78 m | Not recorded | defined specimen | |
| 93 kg | 88 kg to 100 kg | defined specimen |
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- NIST — Firefighter protective equipmentStructural-firefighting PPE and breathing-apparatus context; the atlas uses an explicit person-and-gear mass model.
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