Abstract: With the expansion of the "all disaster and major emergency" work functions of China's fire brigade, the demand for firefighting protective clothing is gradually increasing. Developers need to iterate and optimize the firefighting protective clothing by comparing advanced products at home and abroad. Based on the existing work foundation and market research, this article summarizes, compares, and analyzes the current status of firefighting protective clothing used by firefighters at home and abroad in recent years, providing reference for product development. At the same time, according to the analysis results, it was found that there are still many problems with the firefighting protective clothing that need to be solved urgently, and the development trend of the firefighting protective clothing in terms of domestication, comfort, lightweight, and intelligentization in the future are explored.

Key words: firefighting protective clothing, personal protective equipment, flame-resistant, protective clothing, rescue