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In 2026, West Palm Beach, FL was named the sweatiest city in America โ No. 1 of 80 cities in Waterboy's analysis of 30 years of NOAA climate data.
So we suited up First Responders from Riviera Beach (a bordering city) to put our gear to work in one of the harshest climates in the country. We developed uniform-approved base layers customized with each agency's logo โ and let the people wearing them be the judge.
Click each image to see customer quote.
Chied Michael Coleman
"I'm a veteran with permanent skin-health issues from my time in the U.S. Army. That's why I believe in the preventative work Oya is doing to keep my officers safe."
โ Chief Coleman, Riviera Beach Police Department
Chief Timothy Alvin
"Oya came highly recommended. They worked with us on pricing and logo placement. Great purchase. Multiple firemen have told me, 'This is the best shirt I've received since I started working here.'"
โ Chief Alvin, Riviera Beach Fire Department
Toxins. Roughly 66% of firefighter line-of-duty deaths from 2002โ2019 were caused by cancer, with PFAS "forever chemicals" in standard gear a leading suspect. Yet the base layer against your people's skin is still usually overseas-made polyester carrying the same PFAS and BPA.
Heat. Firefighters in turnout gear, police in body armor, SWAT on hours-long callouts โ first responders work in heat the public never feels. It's not a comfort problem, it's a readiness problem: trapped sweat drives skin breakdown, infection, and fatigue.
HEAT DOESN'T JUST MAKE THE JOB MISERABLE
In our physician-supervised wear study of active-duty and other high-activity personnel, the people in uniform were working wet and paying for it:
And here's the part leadership should sit with: the study found that sweat load is set by the environment and the mission โ not something your people can train away. The one variable you can control is what sits against their skin.
CAGE: 93AZ2
UEI: NAQXJFQ6ED17
GSA SCHEDULE:GS-07F-146GA
DUNS: 05-036-6158
NAICS CODES: 315120, 315990, 541715,
SAM: Registered
Current: Minority-Owned Business, Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Business, Black American Owned
Coming Soon: Disabled Veteran
