Flame-Resistant Fabrics for Greater Firefighter Safety

By working with garment manufacturers and firefighters, DuPont develops innovations that help improve firefighter safety with enhanced thermal protection at higher temperatures.

  • CHALLENGE: Protection
  • INDUSTRY: First Response
  • LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

Those who dedicate their lives to protecting ours deserve the best protection available. That’s why DuPont worked in true collaboration with firefighters and garment manufacturers to increase firefighter safety with a revolutionary new flame-resistant fabric technology that will offer additional protection in emergency conditions.

DuPont has continuously produced and improved upon its flame-resistant fibers and fabrics to address the expectations of firefighter safety and the perils of the job. Now, the DuPont research team has developed a new Nomex® fabric technology that can help provide firefighters with enhanced thermal protection at higher temperatures.

In a fire, seconds make all the difference. This new Nomex® technology can help provide firefighters more time to remove themselves from dangerous circumstances.