What Is the Bullard Comfort Fit Insert and Does It Make Helmets More Comfortable?
Transcript excerpt: Bullard Comfort Fit Insert
This excerpt is taken directly from the full Firepenny x Bullard interview and focuses on the Comfort Fit insert for wildland and long-duration helmet use.
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Editor’s takeaway
The Comfort Fit insert isn’t about shaving ounces — it’s about reducing pressure points during full-day wildland deployments where helmets are worn for hours at a time.
Chris (Bullard): I would say our best feature going forward on the wildland is the new Comfort Fit insert. It is meant to replace the standard blue sweat brow guard.
Chris (Bullard): This also has padding around the ratchet cover and throughout, and it dissipates the pressure points. These weigh almost nothing.
Chris (Bullard): So it’s really not about weight so much as it is just pressure points of the suspension wearing this throughout the entire day.
Chris (Bullard): Wildland firefighters are typically deployed in full-day shifts more so than the deployment of a structural response that has a cycle of suppression, overhaul, and securing the property before departure.
Chris (Bullard): On wildland incidents, they’re wearing their helmets for longer durations, and a Comfort Fit suspension insert goes a long way toward making that more enjoyable to wear for extended periods of time.
