The owner of Scott's PPE, Ralph Scott, was an active duty fire captain in Contra Costa County, California, when his fire department's operations chief asked him to develop a program for cleaning and repair of the department's personal protective equipment - turnouts. With over 20 years of sewing experience as owner of Scott's Upholstery & Garment Repair, he was the obvious choice for the project. At the time, his department was using turnout  gear manufactured by Globe Fire Suits, so Ralph scheduled a trip to Globe's facility in New Hampshire.

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