View our wide selection of specialty function firefighter gear and first responder equipment.

Specialty First Responder Gear

Emergency responders often need specific equipment or tools to get the job done, and our collection covers a vast variety of specially designed gear to meet those needs. Find tools, accessories, and more for specialty situations such as Disaster Preparedness, EMS, Firefighter Training, HAZMAT, Home | Land | Workspace Safety, Hydration & Rehab, Rescue, and Wildland.

Specialty PPE and Highly Specialized Equipment

Some examples of the highly specialized fire gear you can find in our Specialty section include EMS (Emergency Medical Services), Confined Space Rescue, Urban Search & Rescue (USAR), and Vehicle Extrication Rescue. For firefighter training supplies, we carry a massive library of firefighter books, DVDs, and digital training products; fire shelters, firefighter training manikins, and firefighter training props. We also offer EMS PPE and Wildland Firefighter PPE.

Specialty Gear and Equipment for Firefighters and First Responders

At Curtis - Tools for Heroes, we work with top name brands to ensure that firefighters and first responders have access to the highest-quality specialty gear, PPE, and accessories possible. Some of our trust partners include Fire Engineering, Jones & Bartlett, Hurst Jaws of Life, Rescue Technology, CMC, WATERAX, Mystery Ranch, Paratech, Brimstone, and many more.

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  • Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive Cover

    Hachette

    Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive

    Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive The first book published exclusively on fire trucks produced by the Pirsch Company of Kenosha, WI. Best known for the invention of the world's first all-powered aerial ladder, the Pirsch Company also produced...
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  • American La France 700 Series 1945-1952 Photo Archives, Volume 2

    Hachette

    American La France 700 Series 1945-1952 Photo Archives, Volume 2

    American La France 700 Series 1945-1952 Photo Archives, Volume 2 Fire apparatus enthusiasts raved about the first American LaFrance 700 Series Photo Archive. Now acclaimed American LaFrance author, Larry Phillips has compiled even more exquisite...
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  • Lost Truck Legends

    Hachette

    Lost Truck Legends

    Lost Truck Legends Here you go truck fans, a book just for you! Featuring small-scale independent truck manufacturers, this book offers a selection of trucks no longer manufactured, but that in their time had a solid reputation. Basically, because of...
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  • American La France 700 & 800 Series 1953-1958 Photo Archive

    Hachette

    American La France 700 & 800 Series 1953-1958 Photo Archive

    American La France 700 & 800 Series 1953-1958 Photo Archive Through carefully selected and researched photographs, this nostalgic volume illustrates the progression and minor intricate detail changes of the American LaFrance 700 and 800 Series...
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  • American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive

    Hachette

    American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive

    American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive American Fire Apparatus produced a remarkable number of apparatus and was, for many years, an innovator and major force in the industry. View the complete line from beginning to the end including...
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  • Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders

    Hachette

    Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders

    Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders Tanker trucks, also known as tenders, are used by more than 65% of all fire departments across America. Early tankers were converted from oil, fuel, milk, or chemical tank trucks. Some of these converted units were...
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  • Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007 Cover

    Hachette

    Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007

    Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007 From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One’s astonishing rise stunned its...
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  • Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History

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    Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History

    Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History The progression of American fire apparatus since the romantic horse-drawn era has truly been amazing. The elementary steam engines and wagons of yesteryear have evolved into a multitude of technologically...
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  • Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006 An Illustrated History Cover

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    Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006: An Illustrated History

    Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006: An Illustrated History Founded by Dudley and Humphrey Pierce in 1913, the Auto Body Works, of Appleton, Wisconsin, became noted for producing custom utility bodies on commercial truck chassis. In 1939, the Auto Body...
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  • Ford Fire Trucks

    Hachette

    Ford Fire Trucks

    Ford Fire Trucks While fully custom rigs have traditionally been the pin-ups of fire apparatus, the backbone of the American fire service has always been trucks built on commercially available chassis. Although there have been many commercial chassis...
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  • Oren Fire Apparatus Photo Archive

    Hachette

    Oren Fire Apparatus Photo Archive

    Oren Fire Apparatus Photo Archive Oren Fire Apparatus manufacturing developed as an offshoot of The Roanoke Welding and Equipment Company, a Roanoke, Virginia, based family business founded in 1917 which specialized in welding, fabrication, automotive...
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  • Industrial & Private Fire Apparatus 1925-2001 Photo Archive Cover

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    Industrial & Private Fire Apparatus: 1925-2001 Photo Archive

    Industrial & Private Fire Apparatus: 1925-2001 Photo Archive Here is your chance to see some of the world's most secret fire apparatus. Corporations do not welcome photographers so these rigs are rarely seen and publicity concerning the rigs is...
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