Dirty turnout gear not only exposes firefighters to biohazards and carcinogens, it ignites and conducts electricity more easily than clean gear. That’s why proper decontamination of protective clothing is mandated by the NFPA. By properly cleaning turnout gear, firehouses can extend gear life, improve firefighter health and safety, and prevent the accidental contamination of the general public. Continental on-premise washer-extractors offer highly programmable controls that allow firehouses to properly wash a variety of items, including gear liners and shells, ambulance bedding, EMS jumpsuits and shop towels, according to manufacturers’ guidelines. Programs are set using different variations of water temperature and levels, baths, rotation, chemicals and extract. Operators simply enter a program number and press start. Cleaning chemicals are automatically injected at the right water level, temperatures and cycles to eliminate user error, waste and damage to gear. The PM Control offers maximum flexibility with 20 pre-programmed and 79 userprogrammable selection options. Not only is Continental laundry equipment perfectly suited for the fire industry, fire departments often get funding to purchase Continental washers via the Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program (AFGP), which offers millions to fire departments nationally to improve firefighter safety. Ship. wt. 889 lbs.lbs.