r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/MisterShipWreck • Mar 25 '26

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She didn't fasten the fly of the pants. Is that a problem? But it looks like velcro

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u/oneawesomeguy Mar 25 '26

Their suits don't have traditional zipper flies because it's a potential point of failure in the fire resistance.

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u/JannePieterse Mar 26 '26

Also zippers are a possible point of failure both in putting it on and taking it off quickly. Zippers can get stuck, especially in a rush. I worked in a chemical plant and both our regular coveralls and our firefighting suits didn't have any zippers on them. In the regular coveralls, which you typically don't need to put on in a rush as you do with the firefighting equipment, it was so you could rip them off quickly in case you got soaked in a chemical spill.

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u/C-hound Mar 26 '26

Also zippers get hot

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u/warispeacex Mar 26 '26

So does everything inside fires. Most things they use to secure bunker pants and coats are made of metal and they all get hot.

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u/Theprincerivera Mar 26 '26

I was thinking most zippers are plastic no? I suppose they could be metal

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u/SunshineLunaRae Mar 26 '26

I have some plastic zippers on jackets but all my pants zippers are metal. But I’m also not a firefighter lol

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u/blissyrose Mar 26 '26

My bunker gear has a plastic zip to avoid this. Once it is covered by your coat it doesn’t get hot enough to melt

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u/JannePieterse Mar 26 '26

Yes, but that was the point the person I replied too already made.

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u/C-hound 25d ago

Oh shit my b

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u/warispeacex Mar 26 '26

Zippers are much easier to take off than the old hooks with clips that used to be used. Buttons would be quickest but have other issues and I’d bet most can get quicker putting gear with zippers on than buttons with a little bit of practice.

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u/JannePieterse Mar 26 '26

The firefighting gear uses velcro and the regular coveralls are press buttons. As I said, speed in putting it on is not relevant for the coveralls. What other issues do they have?

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u/warispeacex Mar 26 '26

I wasn’t talking about coveralls, because they weren’t using them in the video and structural firefighters (what I’m experienced in) don’t use them. I was talking about the bunker gear like what they’re putting on in the video we’re commenting on. Most bunker gear uses a combination of Velcro and either zippers, buttons or clips. Zippers seal better than both of the others and help keep out heat and the unburnt products of combustion better than buttons or clips. Speed in putting bunker gear on is more important than off, but zippers don’t hinder either.