Integrated facemask firefighting hood

A safety device for protecting the head, neck and face of a firefighter, said safety device comprising:

• a) a facemask having a sight window for providing visibility to the firefighter and in contact with the firefighter's face, said facemask being secured to the firefighter's head and covering at leas, a portion of the firefighter's face, said facemask having a front opening in said sight window;
• b) a breathing regulator attached to said facemask or providing regulated air pressure to an interior of said facemask;
• c) a hose connected to said breathing regulator for delivering air to said breathing regulator via the front opening in said sight window of said facemask;
• d) a hood made of a flexible fire resistant material for covering the firefighter's head and neck, said hood having a continuous face opening;
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• e) an attachment mechanism providing for removable attachment of said hood to said facemask in the area of said face opening;
• whereby, when said hood is attached to said facemask, said hood partially overlaps an exterior surface of said facemask along a perimeter of said face opening and together said hood and said facemask cover the firefighter's head, neck and face.