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Chiba Fire Gloves- Making the best fire gloves can be difficult because of the importunateness of them. Sometimes it is best to leave the making of fire gloves to companies that only deal with gloves. Chiba fire gloves does just that. Chiba fire gloves!

Chiba has built a reputation for making some of the best gloves for over 150 years. Yes over 150 years! Chiba makes everything from baseball gloves to winter sport gloves to fire gloves. In this Best Fire Gear Chiba gloves review we are going to discuss the Chiba fire gloves and what they have to feature.

Chiba Flamex Structural/Extrication Glove- These fire gloves are lightweight and extremely dexterous. One of the key features of the Chiba Flamex Structural/Extrication glove is their unique "fourchette" finger style. This special finger style allows your fingers to lay closer together resulting in a more comfortable wear and better gripping.

Chiba understands that fire fighters deal a lot with water and how important it is to keep your hands dry. These fire gloves are completely waterproof. In addition to being waterproof they are also blood borne pathogen proof. That can be life saving for a fire fighter.

The Chiba Structural/Extrication gloves made out of Antistatic Nomex, Aramid and Para-Aramid fabrics. The use of these materials make them last longer than some of the other fire gloves.

The Chiba Structural/Extrication are NFPA 1971 (2007 edition) certified by SEI and European CE and EN 659, KAT III certifications, and meets or exceeds OSHA Regulations 29 CFR part 1910.156.

Chiba Short Wristed Structural/Extrication Glove- All the same features as the above Chiba fire glove including the Flamex fighter technology with a shorter wrist. This fire glove is good for people that have smaller hands or just want a shorter fire glove.

Chiba LASER Extrication Glove- This extrication glove is very durable and lasts a long time. The Chiba LASER extrication glove is cut proof, waterproof, and blood borne pathogen proof. The glove is made out of Kevlar and with special attention paid to the thumb area, knuckles, finger tips, bridge of palm, nerve palm, and carpal tunnel / ulnar nerve. Here are some technical infopmration on the durability for the Chiba LASER extrication gloves:

Resistance to Abrasion: This is based upon the number of cycles required to abrade through the glove. Level 2 - 500 cycles.

Blade Cut Resistance: This is based upon the number of cycles required to cut through the glove at a constant speed. Level 3 - 5.0 factor.

Tear Resistance: This is based upon the amount of force required to tear the glove. Level 3 - 50 Newtons.

Puncture Resistance: This is based upon the amount of force required to pierce the glove with a standard size point. Level 2 - 60 Newtons.