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What Do You Carry?
We were sitting around the firehouse table the other day talking to a couple of rookies and the subect came up (as it always does) of what tools do you carry with you in your turnout gear an how do you carry them...
So, In my right bunker pants pocket I carry 20' of 1" tube webbing and a carabiner. In the left side is a back-up flashlight and IV set up pack.
In my right jacket pocket in a old "hose pouch" I have channel locks, screwdriver, punch and knife.
In the left side I have Door chocks, nails, shove knifes, 8' section of webbing...
How about you guys?
So, In my right bunker pants pocket I carry 20' of 1" tube webbing and a carabiner. In the left side is a back-up flashlight and IV set up pack.
In my right jacket pocket in a old "hose pouch" I have channel locks, screwdriver, punch and knife.
In the left side I have Door chocks, nails, shove knifes, 8' section of webbing...
How about you guys?
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on
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Jake, you just made this up to sympathize with the mindless chatter regurgitated by the whacker crowd. Jack! Get that list out again. Jake needs a reminder.....
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Permalink Reply by Steven Fox on
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I do not have my turn out gear yet, but when we are at a non-fire detail we are in uniform close to are PD, and were duty belts like them. I have an all nylon rig going from left to right, Rescue knife w/ window punch, and selt belt cutter, Gerber multi-tool, VHF Radio, MagLight ring, medical glove pouch, Faceshield, Sure Fire flashlight, Minitor II pouch, and vehicle key holder. When I do get my turn out gear, I will carry my multi-tool, resuce knife, and radio in the jacket. :)
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Permalink Reply by EngineLadder on
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We are issued a spanner and a hose strap and other then a flash light and my gloves that all I carry
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Permalink Reply by Brandon on
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BOY YALL CARRY ALOT OF JUNK. I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS YOU DONT NEED ALL THAT TECHY STUFF, ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR GLOVES IN YOUR CARGO PANTS. AND EXTRICATION GLOVES EITHER ON ON A STRAP ATTACHECED TO MY BELT LOOP AND OR IN ONE OF MY COAT POCKETS, EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE TRUCK CASUE AS YOU GET OFF AND DO YOUR SIZE UP EITHER A WRECK BRUSH FIRE STRUCTURE FIRE TECH RESCUE WHAT EVER IT BE YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME GRAB YOUR RIGHT TOOLS OUTTA THE COMPARTMENTS AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE EXTRA MESS FOR NO REASON, JUST MY PERSONAL OPPINION NOTH BASHING YALL FOR YTHE TOOLS YOU HAVE OR CARRY CASUE I DID IT, USED TO HAVE A CARGO POCKET TOOL BAG BUT AGAIN FOUND OUT OVER THE YERS TOO BULKY TO MUCH WIEHGT AND NO NOOED TO HAVE IT ALL WHEN ITS RIGHT ON THE ENGINE RESCUE AND OR LADDER.
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Permalink Reply by Forrest Post on
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I always wondered about bailout rope/bailout kits guys carry. Do you use a biner on your rope, crosby hook, or anything else?
And do you just have it to slide down with gloves on, or use a swiss seat and descender or some sort?
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What? No "I fight what you fear T-shirt, lights and sirens on the POV, EMS cargo pants, duty belt with all the crap hanging all over it so you have to wear rainbow suspenders with reflector strips to hold the pants up with and three radios and a CB so you can look cool? Bro, your just not cool! LOL!
But Ide go to hell and back with you Bro. ANY DAY!
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Permalink Reply by David C. Tague on
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I carry in my left jacket pocket a hinge hook, in my right jacket pocket a pair of leather gloves, in my left bunker pocket I carry my nomex hood and a pair of gloves that are cloth with the rubber palms (very nice for rolling hose) In my right bunker pocket I carry 15' of webbing with a biner, wire cutters and a small pair of channel locks
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Permalink Reply by Joshua Vance on
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I carry the normal stuff. In each coat pocket I carry fire fighting gloves R in R and L in L. My extracation gloves hang off my suspenders. Latex gloves, CPR mask, $1.00 in quarters to stop at a machine to get a mountain dew. On my helmet I have two flashlights and wedges. Other things are in the back of my truck at my reach.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Michael Ziegelhofer on
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Don't forget you should also carry a brick in your pocket! The brick shall be called the First-In brick, if you follow ICS/NIMS and you are the first on scene, you should be the IC, well if its something screwed up that you know you are unable to handle (i.e. train derailment with haz-mat as well as an mci) you smack yourself in the head with the brick until you pass out, then by the time you wake back up, someone else is there to be the IC and you can do what you're capable of!
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Permalink Reply by Greenman on
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I recently picked up a pair of Kobalt Brand (Lowe's) 10" bypass cable cutters, and they have earned a permanent place in my cargo pocket.
They are easy to use with gloved hands (even in blackout conditions), and cut through a lot of stuff easily, inlcuding 1/4' steel cable with no difficulty.
Greenman
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Permalink Reply by Davin Eshelman on
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Left Bunker Pocket: Heavy Duty Flashlight
Right Bunker Pocket: MVC Gloves
Left Jacket Pocket: Medic Gloves
Right Jacket Pocket: Empty
Radio Pocket: MVC Glasses
Inside Pocket: Nomex Hood
Helmet: Flashlight. Goggles, Door chock.
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Permalink Reply by Jordy Chauvin on
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my set up is pretty simple for now. some items are not on gear yet because they are being ordered. right pants pocket: flathead screwdriver on lanyard, 8" crescent wrench on lanyard( have used it as a hammer and window breaker along with the wrench) and turnout gloves. left pants pocket i keep two bottles of water and medical gloves. right coat pocket i keep knife and wire cutters. left coat pocket i keep smokes and a lighter. flashlight and webbing on carabiner on coat clip. flashlight on helmet.
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