The thermal protection performance and thermal heat loss values for your turnout gear are measurements designed to give you some idea of how heat-resistant the garment is and how much thermal energy can escape from the garment. How much do you know about the TPP and THL values of your turnout gear? Dr. Rich Young from DuPont gives a quick overview of these two values and why they’re important to you in the second video of our ongoing video series:

Look for more videos from LION and DuPont to come.

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