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What does everyone carry for tools in their bunker pants pockets
I was reading and commented on a post about a person who carried all kinds of crap on his helmet and it got me thinking .... What tools do people carry in their bunker or turnout coat pockets ?
I carry in my right bunker pant pocket .. a utility knife, 2 wooden wedges, 4 small plastic wedges (great for plugging sprinkler heads) a pair of klein cable cutters, my right glove
In my left pocket I carry a 6' piece and a 15' of webbing, 2 more wooden wedges, my left glove
My right pocket a pair of pliers, straight screw driver, shove knife, seat belt cutter
My left pocket a phillips screw driver, pair of trauma shears.
I also carry a flashlight with shoulder strap and a straight edge dive knife wire tied to the shoulder strap that rests in the middle of my chest.
Stay Safe ..Make it Safe
Dave
I carry in my right bunker pant pocket .. a utility knife, 2 wooden wedges, 4 small plastic wedges (great for plugging sprinkler heads) a pair of klein cable cutters, my right glove
In my left pocket I carry a 6' piece and a 15' of webbing, 2 more wooden wedges, my left glove
My right pocket a pair of pliers, straight screw driver, shove knife, seat belt cutter
My left pocket a phillips screw driver, pair of trauma shears.
I also carry a flashlight with shoulder strap and a straight edge dive knife wire tied to the shoulder strap that rests in the middle of my chest.
Stay Safe ..Make it Safe
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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I agree on the wire cutters. With people doing thir own home improvements, you have no idea what to expect. Having wires that get tangled in your SCBA, the cutters will give you the ease of operation with gloves and will remove the hazard from your pack to allow you to continue working. I also agree with the sentiment that NOBODY can tell yuo what you MUST have. You will find out what you need over time and will be able to get what you need in your pockets, Time and experience will dictate what you put in them. Be well, and stay safe out there.
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Permalink Reply by Tim Meckler # 575 on
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In the fire house they call me "HOME DEPOT" if it's not on me there is no such tool. you name it I carry it.
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what type of work do you do? engine, truck, or rescue. it all depends on that. get back to me and i'll give you some sugestions
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please explain the lemon drops, i'm very interested in their use.
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Permalink Reply by David Martinez on
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After nine years my gear is still evolving...
At the moment I carry:
Helmet -a helmet light attached to helmet, a nomex band for use as tournequet or compression bandage
Coat - structure gloves on glove strap, spare glove strap to anchor tools (hang extra box light or a truckmans axe if working that or what ever and takes up no room if not) radio in radio pocket, 2 carabener on rt chest strap, lt pocket rescue gloves, rt pocket work gloves, lt hand pocket (behind usual cargo pockett) cell phone depending on call, rt hand pocket paper pencil, garrity light
pants - lt pocket lineman pliers, 2 spanners with velcro loop around them, multi tip screw driver and cable cutters rt pocket 25' webbing w. carabiner daisy chained and a good benchmade knife on carabeener attached to carabiner on webbing.
not a lot but what I need most...
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we keep a cooler on the front bumpers of all the rigs filled with bottled water and gatorade of course covered in ice.
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Permalink Reply by 437B on
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Right Coat Pocket= R/Glove, pr latex gloves, 2 wooden chocks.
Left Coat Pocket= L/Glove, 2 wooden chocks, folding knife. 8ft web-strap
Right pant pocket= Extrication gloves, TFT folding tool/spanner & pair of Fencing pliers.
Left pant pocket= Spare garity flashlight, spare gloves,folding multi-use tool.
Mini mag attached to zipper pull on coat/Flashlight on helmet w/ chock.
Portable radio in chest pocket.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Thomas on
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Yeah I feel a little naked myself. I carry my firefighting gloves on my left side of my bunker coat and my extrication gloves in either pocket on my jacket. I also carry a "gerber" tool on my left side of my bunker coat. I carry 50 ft. of escape rope with two carabieners (?) and a rescue 8 to hook into the harness I have built in my pants. In my right pocket I carry two wedges, a set of wire cutters and a make-shift rubber device I can put over both sides of a door handle to keep a door open during searching.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Jason, that's good "food for thought". I for one will re-think the placement of my cutters on my gear. Stay safe!
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Permalink Reply by Brittany on
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Wow... my eyes are glazing over. Other than structural firefighter gloves (in outer jacket pockets) and nomex (inner jacket pocket) I don't carry anything else. The biggest things I want to get and carry are a strap of webbing, a flashlight for my helmet, and a rescue knife/seatbelt cutter.
I do have to admit that the pants I wear for work (Private EMS) make it rather... difficult... for me to get INTO my bunker gear. I carry all my "essential equipment" in them: wallet, gum, exam gloves, pocket calender, Paramedic Field Guide, extra pens, change for pop or a snack, and in my uniform shirt, a small notebook, pens, and individual drink mix packets. Oh, and a carpujet for medication administration since they aren't always in the drug box like they're supposed to be.
Lot of good ideas, food for thought in this topic. I'll check back again as I go further along in my firefighter training. Take care!
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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How many firefighters that your school trained in the above collapse technique have done a successful self-rescue from a both-arms-pinned collapse such as the one you describe in a real fire?
It also sounds as if there might be NFPA 1403 compliance issues with intentionally trapping students in a live training burn situation. What NFPA 1403 compliance steps does your school take when running those drills and how are they compliant?
I'm eagerly awaiting your reply.
Thanks,
Ben
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