Question: One of my Firefighters told me he was unable to wear his Vantage® helmet mounted tactical light because it did not pass the Fire Inspector's review. The problem is that the Inspector needs to see the letter from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to Streamlight® certifying that the light meets the requirements of NFPA 1971-8.6 (2007) (appearing on the product data sheets for the Streamlight Vantage helmet light and also engraved on the product itself). Can you please help with this? Answer: NFPA itself does not certify products. NFPA provides the standards to which certain products are tested. NFPA does not have a standard for flashlights. On the data sheet for the Vantage and also engraved on the Streamlight Vantage product is "meets requirements of NFPA 1971-8.6 (2007)." This is a specific heat resistance test to which many of the personal protective products worn by firefighters are tested. The test is at 500° F for 5 minutes. The Vantage does pass this test. This is the same heat resistance test to which NFPA compliant helmets are tested. This is only one particular performance test within the NFPA 1971 Standard and is not related to flashlights (as mentioned earlier, there is not a NFPA standard for flashlights.) Streamlight chose to test to this section of the standard as a point of reference because of it being related to the heat resistance test for which structural firefighting helmets are tested.