What do you have on your gear

[Firefighter57 0]

face it.......us young guys that are realy into the FD want all the "toys".....what do you have on your gear......

me....nuthin much....garrity light, 2 sprinkler/door jams on my helmet....no brainer (every one should have this) glove strap (i built it (galls cost like 5$!!!))....medical gloves....and im gettin around to gettin extracation gloves ](*,)

[DMA327 12]

HA, you wanna know what's on the outside or inside my pockets as well? That might be a long list

[DMA327 12]

I carry:

Gloves, with glove strap

Vulcan light

small streamlight on my coat

door chocks/ 10 penny nails/hinge chock

visegrips(i.e. channel locks)

dykes(i.e. wire cutters)

utility knife/scissors

medical gloves

hose strap

bailout rope with extra carribeaners

small piece of search rope

Gemtor harness

about 50 ft. of webbing (different size pieces)

prusic cord(in case i get tanlged while bailing out

and a screw driver

I'm the mini support unit LOL

[Guest alsfirefighter]

How do you keep your pants up? lol. As time goes on you'll carry less and less.

Gloves

Bail out rope

30' webbing

easy opening knife

couple of door chocks

If you don't use something for either saving your a$$ or once a week you don't need it.

[Firefighter57 0]

DMA....they dont need a fast teem when ur on the sence.....u can be the fast teem

[Guest]

:-P DMA,

You forgot the life preserver in case you fall in!

[Remember585 815]

Dave - No SCBA? Or do you?! I'll just ask around....

Equipment I got is similar...

Leather helmet - scissors and chock.

Coat - Fire gloves, hood, rope gloves, folding spanner, another chock, 5 in 1 screwdriver, wire snips, seatbelt cutter, leatherman, window punch, knife, survivor light, roll of medical tape.

Pants - 35' bail rope, 18' tubular webbing, medical gloves, gemtor harness.

Also have a Vulcan light and my portable radio on me most of the time. Do I use everything? Not all at once, but yes it all has been used.

Total weight? - can't go over too many county bridges. #-o

[hudson144 150]

I carry 1 chili dog with hot mustard in one pocket, another one with both ketchup and mustard, some extra napkins so my battalion chief can't see that i'm eating while on a job, lol

i used to carry all kinds of stuff,as time goes on i have reduced my collection to basically a pair of utility shears from sears(cuts everything), multi purpose screwdriver,electrical tape and some other knik knacks.

[WAS967 97]

I'm EMS so here goes:

-Cardiology II Stethescope

-Penlight

-Radio Clip

-18 and 20ga Angiocatheters

-Trauma Scissors

-Several pairs of noncrappy latex gloves unlike the ones from the truck.

-Medical Saline Lock Start Kit(Never trust the ones from the gear)

-Pen

-Nextel

Eventually need to buy another copy of the EMS field guide,. Lost my old one ages ago.

[Stench60 29]

You boys are all going to end up with hernias.

Gloves

A 20' piece of utility line

A Spanner Wrench

And some where inside a personal dosimeter (God Forbid)

[DMA327 12]

Well most of the stuff i have is not used on a regular basis but i have used it all at one time or another and when im on the engine for a BS run, i don't wanna be goin back to the fh caught with my hands down my pants when we get toned out for a job

[CHIEFPHIL 90]

Pant leg pockets:

spanner wrench

shove knife

gloves

coat pockets:

ems sheers

knife

10' small rope w/ carbiner on each end

leatherman

rubber gloves

additional lock picking devices

On the coat:

my portable

id tag x2

nomex hood

scba mask [we issue each his/her own mask

I have two sets of gear, one i keep in my pov and the other at the station. Each is set up the same, so if I'm in the need of something it is always in the same pocket.

[mfc2257 464]

Funny... I just cleaned my gear so it's fresh in my head

Cairns New Yorker (Leather forever !) helmet with an old tractor inner tube as a band with a pair of leather work gloves (for everything except structure fire) in it and a sprinkler wedge and door wedge

Turnout coat has a Streamlite, my portable and a spare hood inside.

Pants on the left have a leatherman, Remington Shooting/Saftey goggles (my bourkes are usless at MVA's and those ski goggles suck that come with helmets these days), folding spanner, latex gloves, yellow hazmat guide, 1 roll of 1in electrical tape.

Pants on the right have 30feet of 1in webbing with a figure 8 on a bite already tied into one end with a steel beener on it. Also 50 feet of 3/8 rescue (bailout) rope with figure 8 on a bite/beener on it too. 100feet of utility (1/8 inch 200lb rated) rope. Each length is neatly wound up, easy to undo and identifiable by touch with a glove on.

Pants on outside have firefighting gloves attached to the waist via two beeners and a glove strap (easy to get to once you have already packed up.

[tbendick 27]

Ok... Here is something to think about...

What side do you have your things on?

If you carry tools suchs as knife, cutters, shears for use if you get hung up, where do you keep them?

Anyway here is my list.

On coat- Gloves, Elevator Key, flashlight.

Helmet- Flashlight, chocks

Inside Coat- Lightstick - EMS Gloves

outside pockets- 50' rope, 20' webbing, small flashlight, 4-1 screwdriver. Hose Strap, Spanner, window punch, shove tool, shears, leatherman.

Fanny pack for EMS runs.

[DMA327 12]

Well if you're talking about tools that will get you out of a tangle, then they should be on ur right side so you can always keep your left hand free. If your gonna be taking your air pack off, your gonna need you left hand to keep a hold of your low pressure air hose

As for an elevator key, thats a great idea

[tbendick 27]

Well if you're talking about tools that will get you out of a tangle, then they should be on ur right side so you can always keep your left hand free. If your gonna be taking your air pack off, your gonna need you left hand to keep a hold of your low pressure air hose

Don't know what kind of SCBA SOP's are out there in Westchester Dept's. But the ones I have been trained in require to hold the mask with your left hand high on the strap. This will keep control of the low-pressure hose. If your tools where in your left pocket would make it very hard to get access to them.

[Guest DG795]

35 ft bail rope

24 ft webbing

1 interchangable screwdriver

1 flathead screwdriver (small prying, through the lock forcible entry, etc)

channel locks

wire cutters

couple door chocks

one knife attached to the outside of my coat, with a break away key ring (dont have to dig for it in a hurry, it is always right there)

[HFD23 37]

Gloves, with glove strap

Vulcan light

Survivor streamlight on my coat

Diver Straight blade knife with case that attaches behind survivor light so as not to have to dig for it

4 door chocks/ 10 penny nails

visegrips(i.e. channel locks)

dykes(i.e. wire cutters)

utility knife

regular folding knife

medical gloves

2 hose's straps

35ft bailout rope with 6 carribeaners

25ft piece of search rope

Gemtor harness with Figure 8

15 feet piece of webing.

8 foot piece of webbing

2 screwdrivers with interchangeable tips

2 spanners

electrical tape

seat belt cutter

window punch

garrity light

portable radio

personal scba mask..

[R1SmokeEater 359]

#-o HFD-Too much stuff !!

[1075thebox 1]

....And a partridge in a pear tree!!!!

[Firefighter57 0]

ya.....some of yall do have to much...i watein to c if any1 has the jaws of life in there gear :-k

[57truck 1]

Vulcan Light

Gloves/ Glove strap on jacket

Survivor Light

Nomex Hood

2 Wedge It Multi-Purpose Chocks

2 Regular Wood Chocks

Search Rope

Spanner Wrench

Window Bunch

Folding Utility Knife

Leatherman

2- Wire Cutters

Medical Gloves

Shove Knife

And also a Garrity light mounted on my New Yorker, along wit a pair of ESS goggles for extrications or other needs to supplement the bourke shields

[Guest DFFD227]

2 Pairs Of Gloves (One light, one heavy)

Nomex Hood

Flashlight

Window Punch

Seatbelt Cutter

Does anyone have anything on there gear, like patches on your turnout coat?

[CG206 29]

I have the Lake Mohegan FD FASTeam patch sewn on my right shoulder...

[DMA327 12]

Nice to have an american flag sewn on to the coat!

[Firefighter57 0]

good idea...i wouldnt do the patch thing tho cuz mine has been passed down to me by my dad

[DMA327 12]

AWESOME....Family tradition in the fire service

Thats cool tho

[Firefighter57 0]

I do put stickers on my helmet tho....ive got a 9/11 sticker and 2 flags(1 for each side)......anyone else got anything like that?

[DMA327 12]

I have a bunch of stickers, a flag, a 9/11 sticker and a *585* in memory of fallen firefighter Lt. Mike Neuner from Brewster FD, and my company work sticker "Engine 119 Croton. Gotta decorate alittle lol

[Guest alsfirefighter]

I had a Yankees sticker on my leather, burned right off and caused good damage to leather. So no more stickers on my leather.