The XtractPro Blog is back on a regular schedule: two posts every week, each one built to answer a real question fire departments ask about NFPA 1850, gear care, and PPE programs. After a short break, the Heiman ISP team in Sioux Falls is committing to the most useful PPE-care resource in the region — written by the people who clean, inspect, and repair turnout gear every day.
What will the XtractPro Blog cover?
Every post falls into one of six lanes, and every week you get two of them:
- NFPA 1850 compliance — what the standard requires, in plain English
- Gear care — cleaning, drying, and storage how-tos you can use at the station
- Gear 101 — deep dives on liners, trim, helmets, boots, and hardware
- Health & safety — contamination science, PFAS, and cancer prevention
- Department operations — budgets, grants, SOPs, and program building
- Inside the ISP — what actually happens when your gear comes to our verified facility
Why is an ISP writing this?
Heiman ISP is an Intertek-verified Independent Service Provider under NFPA 1850, serving fire departments across the upper Midwest from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We see thousands of sets of turnout gear a year — what fails, what departments miss, and what the standard actually asks of them. That experience is the blog.
FAQ
How often will new posts publish?
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, year-round.
Can I suggest a topic?
Yes — send questions through our contact page and we may cover them in a future post.
Want the basics first? Start with What is NFPA 1850? and What is an ISP?