---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.605"
title: "33"
number: "127.605"
heading: "Emergency outfits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.605"
---

# §127.605. Emergency outfits.

- (a) There must be an emergency outfit for each person whose duties include fighting fires, but there must be at least two emergency outfits. Each emergency outfit must include—
  - (1) One explosion-proof flashlight;
  - (2) Boots and gloves of rubber or other electrically nonconducting material;
  - (3) A rigid helmet that protects the head against impact;
  - (4) Water resistant clothing that also protects the body against fire; and
  - (5) U.S. Bureau of Mines approved self-contained breathing apparatus.
- (b) Emergency outfits under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must be in locations that are readily accessible and marked for easy recognition.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.