PPE Drying Cabinets
After cleaning and decontamination, proper drying is essential to keep firefighter PPE safe, hygienic, and ready for use. Harstra drying cabinets provide controlled, low-temperature drying for breathing masks, SCBA and turnout gear, ensuring fast return-to-service for fire stations and safety organisations.
ETL Certified Line-up (North America)
Discover Harstra’s North American PPE drying cabinets. These machines are certified for use in the United States and Canada.
Professional drying as part of the PPE care process
Drying is a critical step in the PPE care cycle, directly after cleaning and decontamination. Harstra PPE drying cabinets are designed for professional fire service use, ensuring consistent drying without excessive heat, mechanical stress or unnecessary handling.
How Harstra PPE drying cabinets work
Harstra drying cabinets use controlled airflow combined with sensor-based drying programs. Drying cycles stop automatically once the equipment is dry, preventing over-drying and reducing wear. This makes the cabinets suitable for frequent daily use in fire stations with high PPE throughput.
Choose the right PPE drying cabinet by equipment type
Drying cabinets for breathing masks (facepieces)
For drying breathing masks after cleaning, Harstra offers dedicated mask drying cabinets with different capacities. Compact solutions such as the M18 are suitable for smaller stations, while higher-capacity cabinets like the M45 support larger mask inventories and peak usage moments.
These cabinets can also be used for helmets and other small PPE items using baskets or inserts.
SCBA drying cabinets
For complete breathing apparatus, Harstra provides dedicated SCBA drying cabinets. The M45B supports mixed use for both SCBA’s and breathing masks, while the F12 is designed for higher SCBA capacity and trolley-based workflows.
These cabinets integrate seamlessly into professional cleaning and drying lines in medium to large fire stations.
Turnout gear and protective clothing drying cabinets
Turnout gear such as jackets, trousers and coveralls requires careful drying to prevent unnecessary wear and tear. Harstra K-series drying cabinets offer low-temperature drying as an alternative to tumble dryers. Models like the K3, K6, K8 and K10 support different station sizes and garment volumes while helping extend garment service life.
F.A.Q.
Pressurized SCBA cleaning ensures the integrity of the equipment. When washing without pressure, moist can go inside the SCBA valves, which poses great danger to the fireman using the equipment afterwards.