BarriAire Gold Elite Pro – Comprehensive Coverage
The PGI BarriAire Gold Elite Pro Particulate Hood is built for firefighters who want top-tier protection without sacrificing comfort or mobility. Its smart design—tapered back, notched shoulders, and a patterned bib—fits perfectly with turnout gear and SCBA straps, keeping everything in place and the mask sealed tight.
Features
Details
HOOD DIMENSIONS – ONE SIZE HOOD FITS ALL
1. Sure-Fit™ panel 3” wide from top of face opening and extends
to where bib is attached, in place of traditional center seam.
2. Quilted fabric extends to circular face opening, which is
4 ½” to 5 ½“ in diameter.
3. Width around bottom (½) approximately 27”.
4. Width around hood from edge of shoulder cap to opposite
edge of shoulder cap, approximately 17”.
5. Front length of hood from top to bottom, approximately 23”.
6. Back length of hood from top to bottom, approximately 21 ½”.
7. Width of hood above face opening, approximately 9”.
8. Width of hood mid-face opening to back, approximately 8 ½”.
9. Length of hood at side from top to bottom, approximately 18 ½“.
10. Width of hood 1” below bottom of face opening approximately 10 ½”.
11. Width of hood above shoulder cap, approximately 11 ¼”.
12. Length of hood below face opening, approximately 14.
Material
Stitch Types and Seams
- All stitching conforms to Federal Standard 751 Specifications (FED-STD-751).
- Major seams are flat seam assembled with stitch type 607.
- Elastic around face opening is serged in with stitch type 504 and reinforced with bottom cover-stitch type 406.
- Binding is applied with bottom cover-stitch type 406.
Construction
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Completely redesigned hood which reduces excess fabric under chin to base of neck for a more comfortable fit and better interface with turnout coat collars; eliminates face opening pulling away from the bottom of SCBA mask when looking up.
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The bib is narrowed down to avoid being “locked-down” by shoulder straps for air supply tank and bound with BarriAire Gold rib knit.
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Entire structure of hood is made from quilted composite to maximise protection from harmful particulates.
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Sure-Fit™ panel provides improved comfort, fit and performance. Three inch wide panel, begins at face opening, extends over the crown of head to the bib seam.
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For contoured fit, hood is seamed from top of face opening to the bib seam, as well as from Sure-Fit™ panel down to bib, near coronal plane.
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Face opening is circular and serged with x-heavy duty ½” elastic around the perimeter. The elastic is then folded under ½” and cover-stitched. The face opening stretches 25% more than conventional hoods for easy donning and a snug fit around face of SCBA mask.
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Face opening maintains original shape after repeated laundering.
Performance Features
Meets or Exceeds Industry Standards
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UL Classified to meet or exceed the current hood requirements of NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural Firefighting.
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UL Certified to the NFPA 1971, 2018 Edition Option for Particulate Protection.
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Meets NFPA 70E and ASTM F1506 Requirements
Technology
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