Firefighter garment with combination facecloth and moisture barrier

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner having a first component which functions as a primary heat insulator and a second component which provides a relatively high lubricity surface, thereby reducing friction between said thermal liner and an adjacent surface;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a first component of a moisture barrier material and a fabric component having a surface of relatively high lubricity, said moisture barrier material including a waterproof, semi-permeable membrane material, said fabric component functions as a substrate for said semi-permeable membrane material, said fabric component being oriented to face a wearer of said garment and including said surface of relatively high lubricity and flame and heat resistant filament yarns of aramid fibers, wherein said fabric component is coated with said semi-permeable membrane material.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner including a layer of non-absorbent material attached to a substrate of a relatively high lubricity filament material and wherein said substrate is positioned to face said outer shell;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a component of a moisture barrier material and a fabric component having a surface of relatively high lubricity.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a component which functions as a moisture barrier and includes a waterproof, semi-permeable membrane material and a fabric component which functions as a substrate for said semi-permeable membrane material and has a surface of relatively high lubricity.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner including a layer of non-absorbent material attached to a substrate of a relatively high lubricity filament material;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a component which functions as a moisture barrier and a surface of relatively high lubricity.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a component which functions as a moisture barrier and includes a waterproof, semi-permeable membrane material and a fabric component which functions as a substrate for said semi-permeable membrane material and has a surface of relatively high lubricity flame and heat resistant aramid fiber filament yarns oriented to face a wearer of said garment, said semi-permeable membrane material being coated on said fabric component.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a thermal liner including a layer of nonabsorbent material attached to a substrate of a relatively high lubricity filament material, said substrate being oriented to face said outer shell;
• and
• a combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer positioned to form an innermost layer of said garment immediately adjacent to a wearer of said garment, said combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer having a component which functions as a moisture barrier material and a fabric component which has a surface of relatively high lubricity.