2025 F.I.E.R.O PPE Symposium
March 9 @ 8:00 am - March 12 @ 5:00 pm
The 2025 F.I.E.R.O (Fire Industry Education Resource Organization) PPE symposium is in Greenville, SC. Many of our members will be presenting their research!
The presentations ORG will be giving include:
- Bringing Science to the Station: FF’s Guide to Contamination and Cleaning by Dr. Bryan Ormond & Webster Marshall, Gwinnett Co. FD
- Keynote Presentation: Following the Science-Navigating the Shift to Non-PFAS PPE by Dr. Bryan Ormond & Nur-Us-Shafa Mazumder, Jingtain Lu
- Navigating the Complex Balance of Respiratory Protection for Wildland Firefighters by Dr. Bryan Ormond & Melissa Armistead
- Effectiveness of Protective Clothing at Mitigating Exposures to Fireground Vapors & Particulate Hazards by Dr. Bryan Ormond
- Understanding the Life Cycle of Gear by District of Columbia FD Deputy Chief Shawn Downs and Dr. Arash Kasebi