Firefighter garment with closed-cell foam liner

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a liner made of a continuous, closed-cell foam material sufficiently fire retardant for use in a firefighter garment and a substrate, said foam material being bonded to said substrate such that said substrate provides resistance to tearing and abrasion of said foam material, whereby said liner provides a moisture-resistant thermal protection layer and resists melting, dripping, separating and igniting when exposed to temperatures of 500.degree. F. for at least 5 minutes;
• and
• said liner being detached and removable from said outer shell.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a liner made of a closed-cell foam material sufficiently fire retardant for use in a firefighter garment and a substrate, said foam material being bonded to said substrate such that said substrate provides resistance to tearing and abrasion of said foam material, whereby said liner provides a moisture-resistant thermal protection layer and resists melting, dripping, separating and igniting when exposed to temperatures of 500.degree. F. for at least 5 minutes;
• and
• wherein said liner extends only in selected portions of less than said entire garment, said liner providing increased resistance to wear and compression.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell made of an abrasion-resistant, flame and heat resistant material suitable for use in a firefighter garment;
• and
• a liner made of a continuous, closed-cell foam material sufficiently fire retardant for use in a firefighter garment and a substrate, said foam material being bonded to said substrate such that said substrate provides resistance to tearing and abrasion of said foam material;
• whereby said liner provides a combined moisture-resistant and thermal protection layer for said wearer and resists melting, dripping, separating and igniting when exposed to temperatures of 500.degree. F. for at least 5 minutes.

A firefighter garment comprising:

• an outer shell made of an abrasion-resistant, flame and heat resistant material selected from the group consisting of aramid fibers and polybenzimidazole fibers suitable for use in a firefighter garment;
• and
• a liner made of a continuous, fire retardant, closed-cell foam material sufficiently fire retardant for use in a firefighter garment and a substrate, said foam material being bonded to said substrate such that said substrate provides resistance to tearing and abrasion of said foam material;
• whereby said liner provides a combined moisture-resistant and thermal protection layer for said wearer and resists melting, dripping, separating and igniting when exposed to temperatures of 500.degree. F. for at least 5 minutes.