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Back to Basics Part 2: Bring Your Tool!
Take your tools and be prepared for the fight!
When going in to do battle you must be prepared. So many times I see crews going in to make an interior attack with just the hose line and now a TIC.
These firefighters look prepared for the fight. The hose is flaked up the stairs and waiting for water. The crew is masked up and ready to go.
If you look hard, you can see that two of them have tools in hand or on their belt. And, look at the firefighter on the right, he has his hood on.
Taking a tool could mean the difference in you making it out of a bad place or not. Not to mention it gives you additional reach while doing a search.
The uses are endless and important to you and your crew. You may need to breach a wall, open a ceiling, force a door or two, just to mention few. How about a purchase point or anchor point to get yourself out of a basement??
Get with your officer and find out what each of you prefers to use and how you can compliment each other with bringing different tools. But, hey, if you all want to bring the same tool, just bring it!
Remember, doing the little things keeps us out of trouble and gets the job done right.
Take care and stay safe.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by NOVAFireman on
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Nothing like having "forcible exit" tools.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel H Skelton on
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everyones life depends on it. i like a flat headed axe i can really do some damage.
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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on
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Yep hard to carry everything you need so duplication is a bad idea. If each member is assigned a tool AND BRINGS IT then there will be that many more operations you will be prepared for.
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Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on
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In my own little snowglobe of a world, there are 3 things that if not used properly or at all will kill you dead at a fire. 1)SCBA's, 2)hand tools, and 3) ground ladders. All 3 of these are readily available and designed to save your $##! I tell the new hires that if they are assigned to the Truck with us, there is no greater sin than to step off without a tool if not two.
From a Truck standpoint, we are defined historically by tools and ground ladders and we really need to get back to who we are! Engine guys no longer have the luxury of always having a Truck there to open up for them, so it is time for them to get used to hand tools at least so they look good until we get there. hahaha
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