A recent IG post listed contents of their truck bag. I thought i would share mine. The Huskey Bag is a 12″ tool bag from Home Depot, that can be purchased for about $10 Touque (in Winter) spare socks second firefighting gloves spare flash hood (not pictured) Black Diamond Gloves
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Independent Fire Training posted this on their IG about how to clear a flooded saw. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Independent Fire Training (@independentfiretraining) another method, which requires a tool is to pull the saws spark plug, turn the saw upside down, pull through 3-4 times,
the board is by C4 Waterman, and comes in 2 versions – the iRescue XXL and the Junior Guardthe inflatable nature of the board makes it easy to stow, and would make it suitable for equipping any apparatus with a Water rescue capability. AFRB: Air-Filled Rescue Board from LACoFD Lifeguard
I found this Massive guide to tuning the Halligan Tool via twitter today.take a look – lots of good stuff.http://firebytrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-Halligan-Tuning-PDF-zip.pdf
The Palm beach fire Department offered this training session on the use of TIC’s in fire. The key Takeaway is that images on the tic in fire environments looks different then stuff in normal day to day environments, because objects, and people especially go from being the warmest thing in
Absolute Rescue pointed to this awesome method of storing ratchet straps. they stay neat and organized, and ready to Deploy. This is the Triple R method, and you can see how it works in this Video VentEnterSearch.com also Suggested a similar method, though the straps are not able to retain
A Pulse Oximeter is a handy tool to have. Besides giving a responder an idea of the patients pulse (which should also be verified manually by palpation) the Pulse Oximeter will also give you an idea of the Patients oxygen saturation (aka SpO2) in their blood. Normal ranges for SpO2
I have been using a Field Message Pad (or FMP) cover for a number of years. These covers hold notebooks, and also give you slots for pens, pockets for notes and other items. This Particular one Suits the Standard 3 1/2×5″ Triform notebook carried by responders, however FMP’s come in
I’m not sure how I stumbled across this, but its a great idea for GSAR Clothing. Combat shirts are designed to be comfortable in all weather, and offer protection – long sleeves help protect against the Sun and skin Abrasions. Dana Richardson found a light colored shirt, and dyed it