Vehicle Extrication & Rescue

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Extrication toolbag?

by Lars Ågerstrand

Sep 9, 2010

How do you carry the small tools that may be needed sometimes at extrications?
Like the glass breaker, belt cutter, wrench, screwdriver, small crowbar etc

We have a purpose belt with the tools to disconnect batteries etc but it is not good since the tools fall out too easy (if leaning forward, crawling) so I am looking for ideas.

And what do you think should be in that bag?
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    William Bettonviel

    We are very interested in what rescuers want as toolbelt or to store and carry tools.

    Jan 11, 2011

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    Nenad

    If the veichle is wrecked, we just cut battery cable - negative first, with cable cutter. It's fast and easy, and it can be carried in pocket. Negative cable can be easy replaced.
    In truck cabins we have cheap plastic boxes or tool bags with necessary tools like: screwdrivers, electricity tester, smal wrenches for batteries, cutters... The number of tools is minimal, just by expirience we know it will be most necessary. For complex works, we have boxes with appropriate tools in trucks.
    Belt cutters from holmatro are attached with velcro on visible positions inside truck cabin. It's small and goes into pocket or you can attach on any velcro.
    Glass-master tool is placed near hydraulic tools and it's used to cut/brake car glasses.

    http://www.sandryfire.com/images/gmGlass%20Cutter.jpg
    http://www.holmatro.com/rescue/en/m1185-2-2278/seatbelt-cutter.aspx

    Jan 11, 2011

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    Daniel J. Graham

    We have a medium Husky tool bag that contains your basic hand tools. Bear in mind that larger tools such as the irons and all powered extrication gear are assigned to a position. Our control position (cribbing man on MVA's) takes the bag to the vehicle. It contains the following:
    -Speed Wrenches (3/8, 7/16, 10mm, 12mm)
    -Small Cable cutters
    -Res-Q-Wrench (seat belt cutter, window punch, pry tool)
    -Leatherman
    -Adjustable wrench
    -Side-terminal battery wrench
    -Duct Tape
    -Channel-Lock Pliers
    -Vice-Grip Pliers
    -Phillips & Flat-head Screwdrivers
    -Officer's Tool w/ Trunk Key

    May 9, 2011