The presented fireman’s helmet from the funds of the Local History Museum of Kopeysk City District is made of iron. The inside of the helmet was equipped with a fabric crown with a drawstring for adjustment, which helped to adjust the helmet to the characteristics of a person. Due to its domed shape, the helmet did not deform on impact. The front and rear visors protected the head and neck from injuries, thus preventing water from entering the gate. The surface of the fire helmet is covered with a fire-resistant black varnish. The crest was not only a decorative element. It protected the head from falling objects that bounced to the side without harming the main part of the helmet. The dome-shaped design itself inherited from the helmets of ancient warriors not only protected the life and health of firefighters, but also helped to distinguish firefighters in conditions of limited visibility.
In the old days, there was no professional fire service, and the fire was fought on a voluntary basis. Members of such teams protected their heads with leather helmets and hats made of batt or felt fabric. For the first time, fire helmets appeared in France in the middle of the 18th century. The materials for their manufacture were genuine leather and linen. French firefighters who worked directly with hand pumps wore brass helmets with huge crests.
Russian firefighters have long protected their heads with headgear originally intended for the police. And only at the beginning of the 19th century, tsarist Russia gave the go-ahead for the use of helmets invented by the French in the work of fire brigades. The need to come up with a new model of a fire helmet arose in the Soviet period, since it was then that the fire brigades found an acute shortage of protective helmets. It was based on the French style with a trimmed crest and a circular visor. Early helmets were made of non-ferrous metal, usually brass. For fire managers, the helmets were chrome-plated, and the enlisted men wore natural-colored brass helmets.
Fire helmets in the USSR stopped producing with the beginning of the war. For a long time, Soviet firefighters used the same headdresses as the soldiers of the Soviet Army. In 1960, the production of this attribute of the fire services resumed. The era of Soviet metal fire helmets ended in 1973 when instead of them, a new plastic model began to arrive in the fire protection structures.
In the old days, there was no professional fire service, and the fire was fought on a voluntary basis. Members of such teams protected their heads with leather helmets and hats made of batt or felt fabric. For the first time, fire helmets appeared in France in the middle of the 18th century. The materials for their manufacture were genuine leather and linen. French firefighters who worked directly with hand pumps wore brass helmets with huge crests.
Russian firefighters have long protected their heads with headgear originally intended for the police. And only at the beginning of the 19th century, tsarist Russia gave the go-ahead for the use of helmets invented by the French in the work of fire brigades. The need to come up with a new model of a fire helmet arose in the Soviet period, since it was then that the fire brigades found an acute shortage of protective helmets. It was based on the French style with a trimmed crest and a circular visor. Early helmets were made of non-ferrous metal, usually brass. For fire managers, the helmets were chrome-plated, and the enlisted men wore natural-colored brass helmets.
Fire helmets in the USSR stopped producing with the beginning of the war. For a long time, Soviet firefighters used the same headdresses as the soldiers of the Soviet Army. In 1960, the production of this attribute of the fire services resumed. The era of Soviet metal fire helmets ended in 1973 when instead of them, a new plastic model began to arrive in the fire protection structures.
