Blog Articles from TSF Fire Equipment

Best Firefighter Gear

The Best Firefighter Gear – Our Top 5 Picks

The best firefighter gear helps keep your team alive.  Good firefighter gear just won’t cut it. The kitchen table at the fire house where we served as Fire Chiefs was one of our favorite places to be.  Our firehouse families shared good times, stories, and even some tears.  One thing that we all remember vividly…

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firefighter diet

Firefighter Diet: On-the-Go Foods for More Energy

As a firefighter, there are days when you’re expending energy like an Olympic athlete.  Responding to fires, explosions, car accidents – sometimes in the same day – is exhausting. By the time you get to the end of a shift, there’s barely enough energy left to crawl into the cab of your truck to drive…

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Wolfpack gear

Air National Guard Firefighters Receive WolfPack Alpha-17 Packs

As part of a larger Air National Guard (ANG) initiative to equip firefighters across the country with equipment in support of Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) and Wildland Firefighting, Wolfpack Gear earned a portion to outfit over 1,800 firefighters with their incredible gear bag. TSF Fire Equipment is excited to offer these Industry-Leading Products to…

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Active Shooter Incident Planning – Training (Must Read Article)

Are you Ready?   TSF Fire Equipment is ready to assist you in equipping your Rescue Task Force and get you on the right track with our line of LION PPE and Covert Armor Ballistic Protection for Firefighters and EMS Crews. Fire Chief Magazine Article:

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GSA Advantage

TSF Fire Equipment attends GSA Industry Days Event

TSF Fire Equipment had the great opportunity to attend GSA Schedule 84 Industry Days last week in Fort Worth, TX at the GSA region HQ.  This annual event was attended by approximately 100 other industry partners who learned how to better serve our customers.  This event was in step with one of our core values…

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TSF Presents DoD Fire Instructor of the Year Award

Mr. Gary Garrison, a retired Air Force Fire Chief presents Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Starr, a Navy Center for Intelligence and Warfare Training Detachment Instructor, the highly coveted “2018 Tom Smith Fire Equipment DoD Fire Academy Instructor of the Year Award” at the Annual Firefighter Ball. Tom Smith Fire Equipment (or TSF Fire Equipment) sponsors…

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LION American Classic Helmet

LION Adds Traditional-Style Fire Helmet with Modern Benefits

LION has introduced the American Legend™ helmet series, which combines outstanding protection, additional head room, and a lighter weight.Keeping a traditional look, both the American Legend™, and American Legend X™ are created with a modern molding technology, producing a lighter weight helmet between 50 – 56 oz. depending on configuration. This ranks them among the…

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Warm Zone Rescue

TALKING PAPERON“WARM ZONE RESCUE” – PRODUCT CONSIDERATION (TSF) PURPOSE:  To provide information and potential product consideration in support of Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) actions [with Law Enforcement] during incidents involving violence/terrorism, etc. BACKGROUND:  Increased incidents involving acts of terrorism/violence/shootings, etc. (not all inclusive): Columbine High School – San Bernardino Murrah Fed Building,…

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