Plastic is used to make uniform of fireman.

A Thermosetting plastic named melamine is coated on firemen's uniforms. Melamine is used to make the fireman uniform fire retarding. A melamine fibre, Basofil, has low thermal conductivity, excellent flame resistance and is self-extinguishing; this makes it useful for flame-resistant protective clothing, either alone or as a blend with other fibres. It helps them when they get exposed to firefighting circumstances. Melamine protects them from fire flames.

• Melamine is the organic compound with the formula C₃H₆N₆.

• Melting point‎: ‎345 °C (653 °F; 618 K)

Melamine will protect a wearer from heat hazards, and will help to resist the spread of fire in aircraft and buses by providing a fire blocker.

Uses for melamine include whiteboards, floor tiles, kitchenware, fire retardant fabrics, and commercial filters. Melamine can be easily molded while warm, but will set into a fixed form. This property makes it ideally suited to certain industrial applications.

The reason behind this is that melemine can resist great amount of heat. So, it protects the person wearing it from fire and hence is used as coating in firemen's uniforms.