Cairns Fire Helmets
Fire doesn’t care what your helmet looks like
From established firehouse favorites to next generation styles.
Traditional
Iconic design plus innovative features that address today’s fire service needs.
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Modern
Lower profile design. Compact size to support EMS.
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Leather
Crafted, shaped, stitched and trimmed by hand.
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Jet-Style
New game-changing jet-style. Integrated technology.
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Technical Rescue
Multi-purpose for Technical Rescue with modular, “click-in” accessories.
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Made to Fit Your Needs
Removable and Washable Soft Goods
Now, every MSA Cairns Fire Helmet offers only removable, washable soft goods, making it easier for firefighters to comply with cancer prevention directives, like those recommended by the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN).
Learn more about MSA's overall commitment to firefighter health and safety.
New Removable Chinstraps
Starting January 1, 2020, MSA Cairns will offer removable, replaceable, and washable chinstraps on ALL MSA Cairns Fire Helmets. The new removeable chinstraps maintain alignment with cancer prevention directives recommended by the Firefghter Cancer Support Network (FCSN).
Eye Protection Options
NFPA-compliant products for face and eye protection, such as the NFPA Compliant Bourkes, Defender® Visor, and Cairns Firefighter Goggles, continue to safeguard first responders.
New West Coast Style Helmet Accessories
New accessories include a larger West Coast front style and side accountability brackets for quick identification, as well as an extended postman chinstrap for easier SCBA donning without having to take the helmet off completely. These accessories are available for Cairns 1044 and Cairns 1010 Fire Helmets. Contact your local MSA rep for more information or to order!
More Options for Cairns Leather Helmets
The Bronx Bend
The Boston Bend
The Bronx Bend and Boston Bend are available on both the MSA Cairns N5A New Yorker Leather Fire Helmet (OSHA compliant) and the N6A Houston Leather Fire Helmet (NFPA 1971 compliant). #realleatherhelmets
MSA Cairns Stock-Order-Ship (SOS) Program
MSA offers the most popular Cairns products on our Stock-Order-Ship (SOS) Program. Same day shipping applies to SOS-designated products if the order is entered by 2:30 pm (EST) and are shipped from MSA's warehouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Look for the SOS symbol for designated products, both online and in the MSA Fire Service product catalogs.
10-Year Warranty
When you purchase an MSA Cairns Fire Helmet, not only do you receive a durable product, but also a 10-year lifetime warranty that the product will be free from defects in materials and/or faulty workmanship.1
Source: 1 10-year warranty applies only to MSA Cairns helmets manufactured on or after January 1, 2015. For details on MSA Cairns Fire Helmet 10-Year Warranty, please see MSAFire.com.
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Cairns Throughout the Years
- 1836
- Cairns Helmets Established
- 1845 - 1962
- First Hollow Brass High Eagle that folded up under impact
- Introduced Aluminum 350 Senator Helmet
- Vacuum-formed polycarbonate shell introduced
- 1965 - 1983
- Bourke Eyeshields introduced, receive wide acceptance as eye protection
- Introduced 770 Philadelphian
- Introduced 660C Metro
- Developed first Polyaralyte facefield
- 1990 - 1993
- Introduced Classic 1000
- Introduced Cairns 1010
- Introduced N6A Houston, the first NFPA approved leather helmet
- 2000 - 2008
- MSA acquires Cairns Helmets
- Cairns 1044 and 664 unpainted composite helmets introduced
- Defender Visor integrated eye protection introduced
- HP3 modern style helmets introduced
- 2015 - 2022
- Impact cap introduced
- New Boston and Bronx Bends offered on N6A and N5A Helmets
- Cairns XF1 Jet-Style Helmet introduced
- Removeable and washable soft goods and chinstraps now offered
- Cairns XR2 Technical Rescue Helmet introduced
- 2024
- Cairns 1836 introduced