I know sometimes its optional. Actually I would like to know what everyone does with their gear. Do you keep it at the station, leave it in your vehicle or at the back door for all to trip over?
Some of our personnel leave it at the station, some take it with them, like I do being a command officer now and then I go straight to the scene. All of our cadets laeve it at the station. Because they need to report to the station first.
Im on two depts.Im on the outer edge of both districts.I have two sets of turn outs for each dept . I leave one set at each station I carry the other two in my POV a long with wood land gear some rescue gear. a complet trauma/o2 bag Aed and one scba. A hand held radio. I have a radio in my pov and a scanner. I respond direct inless I just happen to be in town when we get toned out.