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There is a trend among younger firefighters to eschew the traditional logger boots in favor of a mountaineering-style boot, said Brent Merriam, vice president of Cosmas parent company, Novation North America Inc. Reasons include lighter Replica Rolex watches weight, greater comfort, shorter break-in period, and the ability to cover a wider variety of terrain. But few mountaineering boots are built to withstand the rigors of wildland firefighting, and none can pass industry tests to ensure safety in situations where sprayed water, hot ground, coals, flying ash, smoke and downed electrical lines might come into play.
With more than 25,000 wildland firefighters in the U.S. -- and tens of thousands of volunteers ready to jump when a blaze takes the forest -- Cosmas Replica Breitling watches market potential makes a niche large enough where Novation could commit brain trust from sister company Kayland, a manufacturer of backpacking and mountaineering boots, to build in footwear features and technologies that transfer from recreation to industrial application.
