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Personal Gear Pack and Fireline Pack

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Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

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Bladder bag; Fedco; PG bag (personal gear bag); Red bag

Fireline Pack

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A backpack carried on the fire line by wildland firefighters.

A fireline pack is a backpack carried on the fire line by wildland firefighters. The standard issue pack for wildland firefighters in the United States is shown in Fig. 1. The pack is used to carry drinking water, food, small tools, personal items, and personal protective equipment (PPE items) such as the fire shelter.

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Standard fireline pack carried by wildland firefighters in the United States

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  1. National Technology and Development Program, Missoula, MT, USA

    Godot Apuzzo

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  1. United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Samuel L. Manzello

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  1. USDA Forest Service, RMRS Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, MT, USA

    Sara McAllister

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Apuzzo, G. (2019). Personal Gear Pack and Fireline Pack. In: Manzello, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_192-1

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