Cost of Gear

Prices for this gear comes from the National Volunteer Fire Council's 2020 Fact Sheet.

Cost of Gear
Helmet Fire Coat Fire Pants Gloves Boots Hood Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

Helmet

The average cost of a firefighter's helmet is $300

Fire Coat

The average price for one fire coat is $1,200.

Fire Pants

The average cost for fire pants are $875.

Gloves

The average cost for gloves are $97.

Boots

The average price of boots are $300.

Hood

Average cost for a hood is $40.

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

The average cost of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) is $6,300.