Needed to handle hose and fittings, protection from slipping. Only drawback is that they are not waterproof or water resistant, otherwise are just fine. I do not go into the hot zone to fight fires.

I bought these gloves last year from here and have been using these gloves for going on 8 months now. My experience so far with these gloves has been fantastic. During a blizzard last January I attended 4 10-50PIs in a stretch of 40 minutes. By time I got to the last PI, a roll over, I had lost some of my focus and was in more of rush than I should have been. As I began to approach the SUV involved in the rollover (which landed erect) the State Trooper on scene informed me that the patient involved indicated no injuries had occurred that he was wishing to SOR. As I approached I noticed the car had very little damage and that the driver's side window appeared to be open. With haste I leaned down and placed my hands on the window sill to talk to the patient. As soon I leaned down I heard the patient say ""Oh watch out"" and point towards my hands. The window was infact open because it had been completely busted out in the rollover. I had placed my palms directly into two inch-and-a-half long shards of blade shaped glass. I felt nothing and no damage was done. Though I felt stupid these gloves saved me from a trip to the hospital and that alone has justified my purchase. In terms of more practical use, They have good dexterity especially for their level of protection. I have no problem using Cutters/Spreaders/Rams with these gloves in addition to more fine skills like using seatbelt cutters or setting up Paratech struts. I have also used these gloves for overhaul of structure and car fires and can attest to that fact that they seem to have some degree of heat protection, though I would never trust these gloves for anything that is less than a decayed smolder. My gloves show no signs of wear and have seen a pretty moderate amount of use. I've hand washed them a couple dozen times in the sink to remove ash and car accident matter and they still look fairly new and hold their shape unlike some other extrication gloves I have seen. My only complaint may be that the crush protection seems less effective than some other gloves. The padding seems lighter than some other Ringer and HexArmor gloves I have worn, but also these gloves do seem lighter to have more dexterity. In Summary: I trust these gloves and they have preformed to a level which I have required.