Necessary equipment

[smittywrestler]

Does anyone have any suggestions about what should be in your turnouts tool, knives, rope etc..

[KEEPBACK200FEET]

From now on, try a search. It will save you time, and most importantly, lots of ribbing from the guys (and gals) on here.

[kswartz79]

this might have been a better question for the probie house.

the first thing I bought was a pair of rescue gloves and they've been quite useful... they're good for vehicle rescue and debris removal as well as all the little oddjobs around the firehouse.

a pair of blue medic gloves in your jacket for wearing underneath your real gloves. helps keep out water and keeps your hands warmer in the winter.

keep a pair of dry socks in a plastic baggy, and then put THAT plastic baggy inside another plastic baggy... defenitely an awesome feeling at 3 AM when you got snow in your boots to be able to hop up in the cab and pull those suckers on.

other than that, a pair of small pliers, a pair of small wire cutters, and like medium duty screwdrivers, philips and straighthead, and a pocketknife. don't go nuts on the screwdrivers or knife, they make long ones but it's impractical, dangerous and downright dumb to have those footlong screwdrivers sticking up out of your bunker pants' pockets.

I dont have all of this stuff, these are just some suggestions. it can be argued that you don't need any of it, and it can be argued that you need it all and then some.

[KEEPBACK200FEET]

I got to thinking and maybe I will answer with what I carry, since its lite, practical, and pretty much inexpensive. I carry:

• Streamlight 4AA handlight clipped on to my lapel mic loop on my jacket and stuck down in my radio pocket
  
• One extra nomex hood
  
• One pair of diagnol cutters
  
• One 10ft piece of webbing
  
• One piece of 55ft bailout rope (depending on which set of gear I'm wearing)

[FlyingKiwi]

and 4 condoms.

At least if you fall in deep water with all that garbage in your pockets, you can blow them up and use them as water wings.

[ndvfdff33]

and 4 condoms.

At least if you fall in deep water with all that garbage in your pockets, you can blow them up and use them as water wings.

LOL....That's funny right there...I don't care who yah are

[DeputyChiefGonzo]

and 4 condoms.

At least if you fall in deep water with all that garbage in your pockets, you can blow them up and use them as water wings.

Ian... funny!

For some of the people here, though.. 4 isn't going to be enough!

[NYSmokey]

Ian... funny!

For some of the people here, though.. 4 isn't going to be enough!

Gonzo, what are you trying to say???

[Haweater]

Like the waterwings.hehehe
Have you seen the rescue wrench?
http://www.powercallsirens.com/rescuerench.htm
I have one on it's way.
Cheers

[chopper12]

I try to keep most of my tools on the right, and support type stuff on the left.

Left Bunker Pants Pocket:
Left Turnout Glove
Left Extrication Glove
Webbing, 15'
Carabineer

Right Bunker Pants Pocket:
Right Turnout Glove
Right Extrication Glove
Door Stops, 2
Screwdriver, flathead, medium
Screwdriver, Phillips, medium
Gerber - 800 Legendary Multitool

Left Bunker Coat Pocket:
Medical Gloves, non-latex
Disposable Camera
Bottled water, small
Chewing Gum, Cinnamon

Right Bunker Coat Pocket:
Spanner Wrench
Nomex Hood
Zippo

Radio Pocket:
Radio

In bag that sits on the truck\engine:
Two extra pairs of calf socks, extra thick
T-shirt, navy blue
Sweatshirt, navy blue

[E40FDNYL35]

I try to keep most of my tools on the right, and support type stuff on the left.

Left Bunker Pants Pocket:
Left Turnout Glove
Left Extrication Glove
Webbing, 15'
Carabineer

Right Bunker Pants Pocket:
Right Turnout Glove
Right Extrication Glove
Door Stops, 2
Screwdriver, flathead, medium
Screwdriver, Phillips, medium
Gerber - 800 Legendary Multitool

Left Bunker Coat Pocket:
Medical Gloves, non-latex
Disposable Camera
Bottled water, small
Chewing Gum, Cinnamon

Right Bunker Coat Pocket:
Spanner Wrench
Nomex Hood
Zippo

Radio Pocket:
Radio

In bag that sits on the truck\engine:
Two extra pairs of calf socks, extra thick
T-shirt, navy blue
Sweatshirt, navy blue

sounds like you are more like a tool chest...

[ADSNWFLD]

Their is a fine line between being prepaired and carrying around a lot of crap.
I carry a fair amount of stuff, but a recent SCBA maze is making me rethink some of it. One of the regional fire academys in the area sent a good scba trailer over, it is in many levels with small passthroughs and obstacles. The spare gloves that I always thought were important (kept in my bunkers pocket) kept getting caught as I made my way through the maze. I've seen guys with multiple flashlights hanging off of them, pockets full of tools and gloves and such. Perhapse a better thing would be to team up with your company and share the load?
I know the importance of not running back to the rig for a screwdriver to work on a detector, but if it will be a factor in getting your butt out then the inconvenience is worth it.

[Dave1983]

In the pockets...

Extra pair of fire gloves
Pair of work gloves
Side -cutters
10' piece of webbing
Flashlight
2 sprinkler wedges/door chocks
Alan wrenches for alarm pull boxes
Alarm panel keys
Folding Buck knife
Roll of orange contractors tape for marking searched areas

In the boots...

Primary fire gloves
Hood

I think thats it...

[dmleblanc]

In the boots...

Primary fire gloves
Hood

...

Doesn't that make your boots mighty uncomfortable?

I have the above mentioned Res-Q-Rench...A handy tool, not meant for heavy duty work but with that one tool I have a spanner wrench, seat belt cutter, window punch, gas meter shutoff tool, O2 bottle wrench, and a door chock (just remember to get it back!), as well as a 20' webbing tied in a loop, a Pelican Saberlight flashlight, a folding knife, and....well, I think that's about it.

I have one of those medical glove pouches, like you wear on your belt, threaded on my suspender strap with a couple of pairs of rubber gloves in it.

[backsteprescue123]

http://forums.firehouse.com/showthre...things+carried


Try here, there are some links to other threads as well, hope they help.

[Dave1983]

Doesn't that make your boots mighty uncomfortable?

I have the above mentioned Res-Q-Rench...A handy tool, not meant for heavy duty work but with that one tool I have a spanner wrench, seat belt cutter, window punch, gas meter shutoff tool, O2 bottle wrench, and a door chock (just remember to get it back!), as well as a 20' webbing tied in a loop, a Pelican Saberlight flashlight, a folding knife, and....well, I think that's about it.

I have one of those medical glove pouches, like you wear on your belt, threaded on my suspender strap with a couple of pairs of rubber gloves in it.

Ony if I forget to take them out.

And reading your list I realized I forgot a folding spanner and window punch.

[chopper12]

sounds like you are more like a tool chest...

Heh. Fortunately, most of the items on there are pretty small, and the only really bulky items (turnout gloves) will already be on my hands if I were in a situation where things getting caught is going to be a concern.

[FlyingRon]

one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.

[dmleblanc]

one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.

Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff....

[chopper12]

Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff....

I'm thinking you could have a good weekend ANYWHERE with that stuff.