WEBINAR

Building a Firefighter PPE Tracking & Management Program

Discover how one of the fastest-growing fire departments in the U.S. built a comprehensive PPE tracking and maintenance program—ensuring compliance, safety, and accountability—with insights you can apply to your own department.
October 06, 2025
6:00 PM UTC
1 hour

October 6, 2025 

2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT 

Duration: 1 hour 

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Summary

Michael Warmuth will discuss the need to develop an organized PPE asset tracking program for fire departments, building on a case study from his department. The webcast will look at how their department, which is in one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., has used logistics and asset technology to establish a PPE maintenance and tracking program. From tracking the life cycles of PPE, documenting cleanings and repairs and ensuring your PPE is compliant with NFPA 1850, OSHA and other requirements, Warmuth will discuss what steps you need to take to develop and organize a program.

You will leave the webinar with an understanding of how to implement a program in your department, plus a deeper understanding of PPE maintenance benchmarks.

Key Takeaways

  • Understand PPE maintenance and life cycles
  • Understand the liability that comes with PPE and why documentation is critical
  • Equip your department with a format to ensure your PPE is properly tracked and maintained

Speaker

Michael Warmuth

Division Chief of Health and Safety

Meridian, ID, Fire Department

Michael Warmuth is the Division Chief of Health and Safety for the Meridian, ID, Fire Department, where he leads the department’s risk management and wellness programs. With more than 20 yeas in the fire service, he has served in roles from firefighter to battalion chief and health and safety officer. Michael is a credentialed Chief Fire Officer, an Executive Fire Officer graduate, and holds a Master’s in Executive Leadership and Emergency Management. He has published research and articles on leadership, risk reduction, and firefighter health, and serves as an advocate fellow with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

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