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What's In Your Bunker Gear?
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Permalink Reply by Alan Bookspan on
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Our dept is small, and we never know what we will be rolling into, so I try to keep it simple but flexible.
I carry a channel lock cable cutter multi tool, folding spanner, 7ft drag strap and a 15 ft utility strap, folding knife, seat belt cutter/window punch tool, safety glasses, 3-4 rubber wedges, pad and pen and a bail out kit. Works for me, at least so far............
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Elizabeth Phillips on
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dont forget the flashlight!
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if i put all the stuff you guys put in your bunker gear i wouldnt be able to walk. my gear is heavy and way to big for me because we are a small VFD and they have tons of bunker for big men, but i do carry a flashlight, nomax and gloves... I have trouble driving the brush truck with my boots on because they are also to big.. lol!!
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Permalink Reply by Greenman on
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I have a small pouch in my left cargo pocket with the following: a Channellock rescue tool [the short one], a Stanley utility knife that has a box knife on one end and a pocket knife blade on the other (it's big and easy to grip with gloves on), a key tool, a shove knife and a mini fat max pry bar. I don't use everything every time, but I use everything often enough to keep carrying them. In that same pocket I also carry a large climbing sling (webbing sewn into a large loop, you can also use a 4FT piece of 1" webbing tied in a loop with a water knot), my extrication gloves and my left fire glove when I'm not wearing it.
In my right cargo pocket I carry: my right fire glove when I'm not wearing it, a second sling ( use the two together for rescue by sliding a sling onto each of the victims arms up to the armpit and crossing the loops behind the victim's head then dragging them, or as convenient handles for hoses [i.e. repositioning 2 1/2" or LDH lines]), a steel door chock that hangs on the hinge (with reflective tape for easy finding in the dark), and a pair of trauma shears.In my right bottom coat pocket, a spare flashlight ( it's a Coleman flashlight I bought @ Wal-mart for $25 and produces 120 lumens of light and puts my Surefire light to shame at a quarter the cost), and a spare door chock.
Nothing in the lower left coat pocket.
In the radio pocket on my coat I keep my remote mic cord with the mic pre-clipped to the shoulder mic loop when it's hanging, because I don't use it when we're not on a call and once my coat is on, I simply attach the mic and put my radio in the pocket with the mic ready for use. I find the remote mic gets in the way when we're on EMS runs, so I leave it on my belt.
One other thing I do is when I lay out my bunker gear next to the apparatus, I put my ANSI level III vest on my bunker coat. It's far easier to pull it off and stick under the seat if we get a fire call than it is to put it on if we get a MVC call. Here's a tip: sew a button hole into the nape of the safety vest and the hanging loop on your coat will keep the vest in place as it hangs on the hook.
Greenman
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Permalink Reply by Henri DeClercq on
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Bunker pants
Left pocket: extrication gloves and spanner
Right pocket: structure gloves and spanner
Coat
outside pockets: nothing my scba straps tend to sit right there and it bugs the tar out of me if something is there
Streamlight clipped to the outside right chest
Radio pocket: radio (duh!) :) and a pocketkinfe/seatbelt cutter/window punch clipped on the outside of the pocket
inside pocket: 3-4 pairs of rubber gloves (never know when you or your partner will need an extra glove) and safety glasses
I don't have anything on the helmet, no one in my department uses a helmet band for whatever reason so to be cool I haven't started using one either. But, I do store my nomex inside my helmet so it's always there and not taking up room in my pocket if it's not needed. (non fire type calls etc...)
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Permalink Reply by Dawn N Huntley II on
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Good question, In my left bunker paints there is nothing right bunker pants a 25' rescue rope and carabineer left bunker coat hose strap fire glove and extracation glove right bunkercoat fire glove extracation glove a set of cline cable cutters. Left chest pocket radio right chest pocket flash light. Helmet helmet band window punch right side left side 2 wedges left rear small multie tool right rear trama shears left side mounted light.
I dont keep mutch in my bunker paints pockets to hard to get to if I am in a wall breach or confined space or deminished space.Most used item in my gear with out a doubt is my trama shears by me about 12 times my fellow fire fighters and EMT's and Peramedics oh a couple hundred times they are realy glad I carry them lol. when my helmet shakes for no reason on a scene I know that my shears have been borrowed. Second most used item is my flashlights the one on my chest is always on when I am on scene and my helmet light also on when on scene
Stay safe do it right D. Huntley II
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Permalink Reply by Scott Kolich on
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how about for someone like me, who does both engine and truck work regularly, we don't run medical. i already have chocks webbing rope screwdriver and a punch (windows) also a pair of cutters, should i get more
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Only get something more if you think it's something you will actually use. If you do get something and end up not using it, retire it.
I do recommend a cutting tool, such as the Stanley Sport Utility Outoorsman Knife
Greenman
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Permalink Reply by Chief Dino on
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You really should hit your Chief up on buying you gear that fits you properly. Poorly fitting gear will not protect you as it is designed to.
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Permalink Reply by Kyle J Carello on
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in my jacket I carry Rescue gloves,fire gloves,safety glasses,and in my pants pocket i normally put my mask in and in the other pocket i put a note book and a camera for photos. and my phone of course lol but that goes in my pants pocket under my fire pants so it dont get broken
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