Equipment necessities

Emphasis is on "necessities." These fall into two main categories--personal protective equipment (PPE) and firefighting equipment. Both categories contain many choices at many price levels. The approach adopted here might be called the reasonable minimum. That is, the levels of equipment suggested are what would be expected to be effective, barring gross errors in judgment or unforeseeable circumstances, at a cost an average resident of Topanga could afford.

Note also that the suggestions in the following sections are very brief. T-CEP maintains a set of catalogs available for browsing and comparison. Call the Hot Line to arrange availability.