Top Ten Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Fire Fighter

When the weather gets colder, more people look to light fires and firefighters get into their busy season. So to help out your favorite fire fighter in the colder months, and yes were not always inside the 500 degree oven fighting the fires, here are the Top Ten Gift Ideas to help them get through the winter months and beyond.

Number 10: After a house fire has been knocked down and it looks like all the flames have gone, the fire department then must do overhaul. Overhaul could take just an hour or a couple hours and in that time the firefighter is cleaning up in gear that is made to protect from fire, but not keep warm. During the overhaul, the firefighter could put disposable heat packs in their gloves and boots. The heat packs are the same thing someone might buy for those ice-cold professional football games in Buffalo or Green Bay. An example of the packs are made by Cochlans where you can get a pack of 10 hand warmers for $7.95 and a six-pack of foot warmers for $4.95.

Number 9: When the firefighter doesn’t remember to bring his/her hand foot warmers, you can prepare them by getting a nice warm pair of socks. Not every call is for a house fire, some are for accidents that could leave the first responder in the cold for hours. Depending on how much space the firefighter has in his/her boots would help determine the thickness of the socks. But not only do the socks need to be warm they also need to be functional. Wool socks work great and have gotten better from the thick, puffy things that used to look like winter boots themselves. An example of a good pair of socks, Merino Wool Socks, made by Darn Tough cost $19.99 and they are worth it.