Washington State Fire and EMS

For People in and close to Washington State to discuss issues or what ever is on thier mind.

Items that are a must have for a medium type rescue/squad.

We have a set of hurst tools, but looking to see what others have that would be a great asset to our unit.
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    Capt.Alex Arnold

    A couple of suggestions-
    4 10' lengths of good chain/ with couplers (so if you need to put them together for more length)
    2 48" hi-lift jacks
    2 bottle jacks (at least 2 ton style but bigger is better in this case)
    a can of tennis balls (more useful then you think. use em to prop open door handles, soft wedges, use your imagination)
    a wide variety of hand tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, etc)
    and more but that should be a start. Remember those hurst tools are nice, but they are still a "power"tool. What is a power tool with no power, a fire fighter holding a club. Be profecient in tearing things apart with hand tools also.
    Be safe and learn something new today.
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    Danny

    Ok thanks for the idea's will keep that in mind.