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08-09-2010, 12:26

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Re: Wearing cowboy boots while fighting a Wildland fire.

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Originally Posted by deadfyr

Although much has been said regarding this issue, I'll add my two cents...NFPA has a wildfire boot standard...the Red Book has a wildfire boot standard. The two are very similar. My fire dept. requires an 8 inch (minimum), all leather, lace up boot with a non-slip sole as the wildfire boot. Cowboy boots, wellingtons and the like are not permitted on wildfire. Cowboy boots are also not considered a uniform item.

My agency has the same standards.

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