Firefighters wearing side-mount, front-mount and tilt-head helmet lights compared

Best Firefighter Helmet Lights: Side-Mount, Front-Mount and Tilt Heads Compared

Buying Guide
A firefighter helmet light lives or dies by where it sits. Mount it on the front brim and it follows your eyes but fights your face shield. Mount i...
Firefighter helmet light vs. right-angle flashlight vs. headlamp comparison

Helmet Light vs. Right-Angle Flashlight vs. Headlamp: What Firefighters Carry and Why

Flashlights
Firefighters argue about lights the way they argue about nozzles, and for the same reason: each type solves a different problem. A helmet light aim...
Streamlight Vantage helmet light with CR123A lithium batteries

Streamlight Vantage Battery Guide: Compatible Batteries, Rechargeable Options and Run Times

Batteries
Every Streamlight Vantage helmet light runs on CR123A lithium cells, but the three current models do not handle batteries the same way. The Vantage...
Streamlight Vantage vs. Vantage II firefighter helmet light comparison

Streamlight Vantage vs. Vantage II: Which Helmet Light Should You Buy?

Flashlights
The Streamlight Vantage and Vantage II look like two generations of the same light. They are not. The current Vantage is a two-battery, long-throw ...