fire gloves

Flame-resistant hand protection

Fire gloves are heat-resistant gloves designed to protect hands from extreme temperatures.

Firefighters wear them when handling burning materials or hot equipment.

The term also applies to gloves used for welding, furnace work, or handling hot cookware: Grab the fire gloves before you touch that cast iron.

Related

gauntlets · protective · safety gear · welding · furnace · asbestos · insulated · safety · burn · third degree · flame · smithing · forge · blast furnace · handling · oven mitts · kevlar · foundry

Opposites
thermal protection purpose

fire glovesinsulated gloves

Heat-retaining hand coverings

ski gloves · snow gloves · thermal gloves

environmental hazard type

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Hand coverings that repel liquid

rubber gloves · latex gloves

hazard protection type

fire glovesbare hands

Ungloved, unequipped extremities

disposable gloves · latex gloves

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G