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An explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness comprising:a full body suit having a torso, shoulder portions, arms, waist, legs, thigh portions, an interior and exterior, and front and back sides,said suit having an outer shell on the exterior and an inner liner on the interior,wherein said outer shell is constructed of fire and explosion resistant material,wherein the inner liner is constructed of heat insulating material,each of said arms having at an end distal to the torso a wrist portion and wrist opening, and said wrist portion having a tab which releasably secures to the wrist portion to close the wrist opening around a wrist,each of said legs having at an end distal to the torso an ankle portion and ankle opening, and said ankle portion having a tab which releasably secures to the ankle portion to close the ankle opening around an ankle,a collar portion atop the torso and a collar opening for a neck, said collar opening having a tab which releasably secures the collar portion to close the collar opening around a neck,an opening in the torso to allow a wearer to put on and take of the suit, and a releaseable flap extending over the opening when the opening is in a closed position over the wearer,a pouch on the back side of said torso, said pouch having an opening and a releaseable pouch flap extending over the opening,a tie-down strap on the back side of the torso, said tie-down strap constructed of fire resistant material,an extraction harness disposed on the interior of the suit, said harness comprising harness bands about each thigh, a waist strap about the waist, shoulder straps extending from the back side of the thigh bands up over each shoulder and down to the waist strap, and a harness-to-lanyard connection attached to the harness and exiting the interior of the suit from a harness-to-lanyard connection slot on the back side of the torso below the collar portion, anda detachable hood having a head portion, a face opening, and a shoulder drape portion, wherein the head portion is constructed of inner, middle and outer layers, said inner layer being a fire resistant material, said middle layer being a heat insulating material, and said outer layer being a fire resistant material. 2. The explosion and fire a safety suit with integral extraction harness of claim 1 wherein the tabs closing the wrist and ankle and collar portions, and releaseable flap extending over the torso opening further comprise fire resistant hook-and-loop material. 3. The explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness of claim 1 wherein the harness-to-lanyard connection is constructed of a fire resistant material. 4. The explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness of claim 1 further comprising a lanyard connectable to the harness-to-lanyard connection. 5. The explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness of claim 4 wherein said lanyard is constructed of a fire resistant material. 6. The explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness of claim 4 wherein said lanyard may be stored in the pouch. 7. An explosion and fire safety suit with integral extraction harness comprising:a multi-layer coverall formed of a fire-resistant exterior material and a heat insulating interior material, said coverall having a torso, collar, shoulders, arms, waist, legs, thighs, an inner side on an inward-facing side of the interior material, an outer side on an outward-facing side of the exterior material, and front and back sides,a harness disposed on the inner side and integral with the coverall, said harness comprising thigh bands at each thigh, a waistband at the waist, shoulder straps extending from the thigh bands and over the shoulders to the waistband, and a harness connection point attached to the harness and extending put of the suit, anda detachable hood constructed of fire resistant material, wherein the detachable hood further comprises a head portion and a shoulder drape portion, and wherein the fire resistant material of the head portion further comprises inner, middle and outer layers, said inner layer being a fire resistant material, said middle layer being a heat insulating material, and said outer layer being a fire resistant material. 8. An flash suit with integral harness comprising:a suit having a torso, collar, shoulders, arms, wrists, waist, legs, ankles, thighs, front side, back side, an inner liner, and an outer shell, wherein said outer shell is constructed of a material means to resist fire and explosion, and wherein the inner liner is constructed of a material means to insulate a wearer from heat,each of said wrists, ankles and collar has a means to releasably close an opening around a wearer's wrist, ankle and collar,a collar portion atop the torso and a collar opening for a neck, said collar opening having a tab which releasably secures the collar portion to close the collar opening around a neck,an opening on the front side of the torso to allow a wearer to put on and take off the suit, and a means for releasably sealing the front opening,a means for storing a lanyard within the flash suit,a harness disposed on the interior of the suit and integral with the suit, said harness comprising thigh straps, waist strap, shoulder straps extending from the back side of the thigh straps and over each shoulder and down to the waist strap, a shoulder-blade strap on the back side and extending horizontally, and a lanyard harness connected to the waist strap and shoulder-blade strap and extending out of the suit through a slot on the back side of the suit below the collar, anda detachable hood having a head portion and a drape constructed of a fire resistant material, and wherein the head portion is constructed of material means to protect the wearer from fire and explosion.