Bullard Fire Helmet Saves Firefighter’s Life

Canadian firefighter, Captain Alain Blaine will continue fighting fires, rescuing victims and leading his crew, thanks to a Bullard UST Fire Helmet that recently saved his life.

On October 13th, at 11:30 p.m., Captain Blaine and his crew were called to the scene of a burning single-family home. When they arrived they entered the house for an interior attack on the ground floor. “After about five feet into the kitchen, we were in dense smoke,” said Blaine. “My firemen with the spears headed in one directions and I began checking on the other side with a thermal imager.” As Blaine was assessing the scene, a wooden beam that was suspended broke and landed on his fire helmet, immediately knocking him to the ground. “It wasn’t until I got out to check on my state of health that someone advised me that my helmet was broken on the right side.”

Captain Blaine works for the Saint-Lin-Laurentides Fire department in Canada and has owned his Bullard UST fire helmet for two years.

The Bullard UST helmet has an outershell made of Thermoglas® providing optimal toughness and durability. Thanks to Captain Blaine for being “Bullard Tough!’

Leather Front Configurator

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Did You Know?
You can now visit the Bullard web site to access our web-enabled Leather Front Configurator This tool allows you to configure the style, color and text of a Leather Front for your helmet and shows you the finished product right before your eyes! Visit this link to check out the Configurator.

Meet Emily Sandford

My name is Emily Sandford and I’m the new Bullard Product Manager for Fire and Rescue Helmets. I look to bring my product/brand management experience in other industries to the Bullard fire helmet line. The fire service is a new, exciting experience for me! After attending FDIC in my first week at Bullard, I’ve really become passionate about our fire and rescue helmets and the team that makes it all happen. As time progresses, I hope to meet and interact with you. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on our helmets- whether it be stories of them in action, or suggestions about improvements. Feel free to contact me anytime at emily_sandford@bullard.com.

Emily Sandford, Product Manager

Send Us Your Story

If you would like to tell us about an incident in which a Bullard Thermal Imager or Fire Helmet has made a difference in your work, send an e-mail to ashley_smith@bullard.com or visit our web site to submit your story online. Selected stories will be featured in an upcoming issue of this newsletter.