With your first order, use a sturdy cardboard box. If there is blood, bodily fluids or heavy contamination on the gear, place the gear in a yellow or red bio-hazard plastic bag for the safety of the courier company personnel and our Receiving Dept. When you become a customer of Sani Gear, we will ask you if you want an approved “hockey bag” (holds 4 sets of gear) to ship back your clean gear (we can also ship back your gear in the original cardboard box, the clean gear is bagged.)
Sani Gear offers a door to door pick up and delivery service to certain regions at specific times of the year. There is no “Bill of Ladings” to fill out. Contact us for details to see if we’re running the program in your area.
Please contact your Account Manager for assistance in finding the best way to get your gear to us!
Yes, Sani Gear has an insurance policy that covers the gear from the moment it is picked up until it is delivered back to your fire station. This policy also covers third party courier companies.
No need to pre-wash. Every bunker gear set will be washed by Sani Gear in order to protect the health and safety of its employees and to meet Ontario Ministry of Labour standards. The only exception, when a brand-new suit with the manufacture’s attached hang tags comes in for alterations.
Sani Gear is able to do alterations to suits when there is weight loss, gain or switching gear to a different fire fighter. We also use matching material to create accessories as requested by the fire dept (example: cargo & radio pockets, beaver tails, name patches, Napoleon pockets, additional padded knees and more) We use NFPA compliment material for repairs. Call us and we can quote you on special requirements.
We offer a quick turnaround time for cleaning, inspection and Hydrostatic test from the moment your gear arrives at our Receiving Department. We work with you to set repair thresholds for small to extensive repairs/decontamination. Please contact us and we can give you current turn-around times and timing solutions.
Yes, Sani Gear provides online tracking for your dept’s suits. There are several reports you can run to find out the results of your annual inspection. No other dept can see your data.
We have the country’s largest inventory of rental bunker gear for probationary fire fighters, lake & ferry ships, government agencies, community colleges with pre fighter fighter’s programs or to fill the gap while waiting for your new gear. Demand of our rental gear is very high, we will do our best to get you suits, if the sizing you need is available. Contact your Account Manager with details and timing of gear rental requirements so we can do our best to meet your needs.
We are an authorized Independent Service Provider (ISP) approved annually by UL, a member of the NFPA, a member of VISPA, and registered ISO 9001:2008. Our staff has over 175 years of sewing experience.
We are authorized to make repairs to all bunker gear manufactured in North America and Europe. We will make the repairs and invoice the manufacture.
Sani Gear has a preset threshold for all bunker gear entering, following the NFPA 1851 guidelines on budget setting for maintenance repair for firefighter bunker gear. Connect with your Account Manager to go over our threshold settings.
Sani Gear takes the age of the suit and level of repairs required into making any recommendations for decommissioning. Additionally, if a suit is over 10 years old, we will ask for your written confirmation (email) to proceed with the cleaning. As per the NFPA 1851 guidelines, the final decision is made by the Administration team at the Fire Department. Sani Gear provides facts and the Fire Department makes the final decision to decommission or repair a bunker suit.
Sani Gear cleans SCBA harnesses, boots, helmets, gloves, balaclavas, and tarps. Challenge us with another item!
Yes, please give us a call and we’ll explain the complete laundry solutions program. Sani Gear follows the NFPA 1851, most current edition, guidelines with respect to the detergent and pump program we offer to the industry. The product we provide for in station washing is the same product we use every day and that we use for our UL testing to attain our certification to be a Verified Independent Service Provider.
Yes, being consistent with the detergent used on your fire fighters gear every time helps allow the chemistry to work best on your materials.
We are a Canadian, female-owned business, Inge Pudelek, President, located in two locations; Kitchener, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. We partner with all manufacturers to be able to complete minor to major repairs on bunker gear. Sani Gear serves the Fire, EMS, and Police market, along with a bit of the Hockey market, for over 20 years
