Garmatex markets Kottinu at firefighters
07/06/2013
It is marketing the fabric at firefighters in the country, and has been testing it in the field for a number of years.
Darren Berezowski, president of the Canadian company, said: "Statistics show that heat/stress exhaustion leading to a heart attack is the number one killer of firefighters across North America. The ISO 17493:2000 test substantiates that the thermal stability of Kottinu exceeds the requirements of section 31.15 of the OHS (British Columbia) standards by a wide margin."
Darrell Smith, an assistant fire chief in a Canadian municipality, suggests other firefighting divisions will adopt the fabric in their workwear: "Firefighters are not dying because they are getting burnt in a fire. Firefighters are overheating and having heart attacks."
Mr Berezowski claims Kottinu lasts six times longer than cotton and added: "The moisture management aspects help the body to moderate the effects of excessive heat build-up as well as regulating the cooling process so there is a less dramatic effect on the body."
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