Tools of the Trade

What is this, and what are its uses(See attachment)?  I would like to leave this question to the newest generation of firefighters, say 4-5 years experience or less.  Anyone is free to chime in, of course, but I would like for the more experienced guys and gals to wait until a few of the newbies have taken a stab at it.  Personally, I have found this to be an invaluable tool, and if you don't have one, GET ONE!


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Permalink Reply by Doug on March 28, 2011 at 4:24pm
Can we not use image code any longer on these forums?
Permalink Reply by FFN WebTeam on March 28, 2011 at 4:27pm

Permalink Reply by FFN WebTeam on March 28, 2011 at 4:28pm
Maybe it wasn't uploaded in the proper format?

FFN
Permalink Reply by Doug on March 28, 2011 at 4:29pm
Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Chris Watson on March 28, 2011 at 5:15pm
Looks like a hose strap to me. As for uses....countless.
Permalink Reply by Brian VanArtsdalen on March 28, 2011 at 5:21pm
we use these when we need a type of bailout hook quick.
Permalink Reply by Alexander Korsunsky on March 28, 2011 at 5:45pm
I'd take a wack saying that it's an hook to hold on to the firefighter in case he falls from the truck ladder
Permalink Reply by James Hawk on March 28, 2011 at 8:53pm
thats a hose strap
Permalink Reply by Derek R. on March 28, 2011 at 10:55pm
my answer too, only more of a handle than a strap. heheh.
One of our instructors had something similar.
Permalink Reply by Ernie Scheinert on March 29, 2011 at 12:05am
Hose rope tool: Tool used to aid handling a charged hose line including, but not limited to, using one or two of these attached to ladder rungs to hold the weight of a charged hose line for crews advancing into a structure via ladder.
Permalink Reply by Ben Zoppa on March 29, 2011 at 8:24am
Thats what I use it for (I don't have one of these per se, but a carabiner and a piece of webbing works great, costs less, and can be used for FF rescue as well...). Per my schooling (and by that, I mean FF 1 and 2, like 3 years ago?), I learned it as a "Ladder Tool", as it was used in the "old days" for hooking up combination ladders into an A frame position, or to attach a ladder to a fence or to another ladder when bridging a gap.
Permalink Reply by Wade Seely on March 29, 2011 at 1:54pm
The Bowring fire tool is a "new age" version of this. I lacks the rope, but has several other uses.

www.thebowring.com

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