[theshrike79]

Have you seen the gear US firefighters use vs their European counterparts?

Their stuff is ancient, so much so that they need to have "smoke drills" to put their very complicated kit on when they enter a smoke diving situation. This is all because the US helmet is the same shape it was in the 1800s, because tradition or something. They just refused to modernise.

The EU version? four clips attach to the helmet, tighten, done in under 5 seconds.

https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/ppe/helmets/article/...