page_title: Firefighter's helmet
section_title: Early respirators
hierarchical_section_title: Firefighter's helmet / Early respirators
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Historische Dräger-Atemschutzmaske (Deutsches Feuerwehrmuseum Fulda).
context_page_description: For centuries, firefighters have worn helmets to protect them from heat, cinders and falling objects. Although the shape of most fire helmets has changed little over the years, their composition has evolved from traditional leather to metals, to composite helmets constructed of lightweight polymers and other plastics.
caption: Dräger smoke helmet, German fire service museum
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