Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee
The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.
This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606.
For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.
References:
ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters
NWCG Equipment Technology Committee
ETC Safety Warning 23-01