How It's Made: Thermoplastic Fire Helmets 

We replace the previous workers’ fingerprints with our own. 🤣🤣🤣

1:14 "she wipe of fingerprints" *On the next clip* casually hold it again

Yes, we should use plastic screws on the front and metal in all other places!

I'm a former firefighter and I still have my Leather Sam Houston fire helmet I got it in 12/12/2011 when I got it built for me I got it with goggles and bourks eyeshields and have the tan earflaps I had no issues with it just a little heavy on the head but other than that no complaints about it

"She removes fingerprints" while doing so she ends up getting more prints on it; then the helmet is passed to 4 or more other people that have no gloves on and get finger prints all over it. Right on!

A lot of west coast departments use this type of helmet, whilst most east coast departments use the traditional style helmet. These plastic helmets only last for about 10-15 years of heavy use, the traditional leather ones will last forever!

They remove finger prints whipping it down while the person holding the helmet uses their bare hands....ok smart people here

Not gonna lie, I like the firefighter’s mustache. 😂

The background music for this is SO chill! ^ _ ^

For me the video ends at 0:55 thats how the helmet is made

I don’t understand why there are plastic screws for safety on the badge holder but the goggles and badge are held on with metal ones...

For no particular reason, I want one now.

I’d like to see how the rest of a firefighter’s gear is made.

Would be nice if they said what temperature it was molded with. Temperature is kind of a key feature

he's not using a curved blade, he's using a deburring tool. it's not really a blade at all, because it's not sharp. it needs to be quite thick with a very obtuse angle for it to overpower burrs. they vary but the most common ones have approximately a 90 degree angle. it's basically a shaft that's bent into a C shape, and a flat recess is then carved out of the center of the C shape to become the bearing surface. so it wraps around the workpiece and forces any bumps into contact with that 90 degree angle, which breaks them off rather than cuts through them. although against plastic i'm not really sure whether you'd call it cutting or breaking. they're more commonly used for metal or i guess occasionally wood if you don't have a rasp or something.

Thanks from Cleveland Ohio Good Job Thumbs Up

Love the comments . Everybody's a frigging critic . These helmets are light in weight - much more so than the leather and pleather traditional styles . They are fairly standard on the West Coast and South West . Haven't seen any in the Mid Atlantic , where I worked and volunteered . When I started at 16 , 50 years ago , we wore aluminum helmets : Cairns Senators . Bottom line you could wear a sauce pan on your head like Johnny Appleseed , ' cause if you contact a live wire or a beam falls on your noggin you're done . Think of your helmet as an overpriced , good looking bump cap for all the good it'll do you .

I saw the title and thought: Wouldn't you want these helmets not to be made out the type of plastic that easily melts and loses shape at higher temperatures? 17 seconds in and I'm pretty sure they don't actually know what a thermoplast is.

Who else noticed that the label is UNDER the protective foam @ 2:25? Great job!

Wow

Bruh, captain Beatty gonna need this helmet

plastic screws because of lightning arcs? How exactly is that relevant to the person wearing a hat that is completely insulating to begin with? I don't follow And WHY do they then proceed and use metal screws on the sides!??

This is the helmet type I have! I’m only a Level 1 Junior and this is what we get, Level 2 get traditional type helmets.

thermoplastics have nothing to do with the temperature they can withstand. it’s generally if the plastic can be melted/frozen again and again

Leather helemts for life

That doesn't look that sturdy. It looks like they are making a one of those plastic squirt guns...I love all the comments below that talk about the fingerprints 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wouldn't the reflective stickers and such have to be heat resistant as well?

It's amazing how they can survive 500 degrees Fahrenheit of temperature

We have these helmets at my department and personally I am not a fan at all. I prefer the traditional helmets much more

what is the point of the plastic screws if you put 4 metal ones on right after??

They said “ thermo plastic pellets” which I hate bc theres so many types of thermoplastics

Firefighters are nice people who save your life from fire your friend ricky Hernandez thank u for your service your friend ricky Hernandez

Hlo ty

"Plastic screws" because all the hazards they mentioned then prceecds to put a huge metal emblem right in front of the hat....🤣

It looks like ancient military helmet

It’s ok, no need to wipe fingerprints off they’ll get dirty the second they see a fire incident.

Great helmet very comfortable too.

How are babies made? 🤷‍♂️

Very cool video 🚒🧑‍🚒🇺🇸

Now I know 👍

the man put the goggles on upside down lmao

What was the purpose of wiping off the fingerprints?

I want gloves made with thermoplastic. My had burn when making chapati

He’s real bad at putting those stickers on

Is Phoenix miss-spelt on purpose

Now I can see this wasn’t made in china

one for me please 😂

Here before it get over 1mil view next year

Leatha forever😩

Leatha forever

I'm going to be honest. Those helmets look like they're not even remotely protective. Does it not crack easily?? I'd rather stick with a cork helmet.

how old is this ? this isn't a structural firefighting helmet .... not even close

This is also know as a salad bowl

Too bad they cannot spell. Phenix?

these videos are rater how its assembled now.

Worst how it's made episode I've ever seen... Also that manufacturing plant was soooo inneficient.

I just dont get why americans use these helmets. The european helmets look cooler, are more functional and more safe