So whats in/on your turnout

[radioguy]

Basic question here, but I am always looking for new ideas and even the basics can be improved on.... so whats in in or on your turnout gear? Mine is used about 80% of the time on MVA's

Mine:

Helmet: Elastic band with garrity flashlight, wood wedge.

Coat: Pelican flashligh hanging from loop on chest(yeah, I know thats two lights but each has its uses), gloves and hood in left pocket unless needed.

Pants: Right pocket 33 feet of tubular nylon with a carbiner on one end, left pocket two extra wedges.

I am seriously considering adding a set of wire cutters to my coat pocket after reading several stories of firefighters being hung up in wires and also having been in situations where they would have come in handy otherwise, and am looking for a set that is heavy duty and easy to handle in gloves, any suggestions here?

[Smoke20286]

Helmet: Minimag and union sticker

Coat: Pelican Flashlight
Pocket knife
Seat belt cutter
Leatherman tool
Carbiner

Pants: Pair of wedges
4 pairs surgical gloves

[ADSNWFLD]

If you want wire cutters, get a set of Fence Pliers. It has a spike end a hammer end, two wire cutters and they are pliers that work well on residential meters and such.
I use mine on just about every incident. Many companies make them but after breaking several I found a company called Moore Maker Inc. A bit expensive but very well built. They have lasted several years and are still going strong. http://catalog.mooremaker.com/viewPr...item_id=498362

[WTFD10]

Helmet:
Flashlight
Hinge-Lock Door Chock (Most of our area is SFDs, wood chocks don't work as well.)- Bought this from DCFD Engine 10's website
Reflective shamrock & FDNY 9/11 stickers

Coat:
Nothing-no pockets

Pants:
TFT Res-Q-Wrench
Fire Gloves
Mechanic's gloves for extrications, overhaul, etc.
20' of webbing w/ a 'biner
St. Florian coin (given to me by my wife for a "lucky charm")

[radioguy]

Originally posted by ADSNWFLD
If you want wire cutters, get a set of Fence Pliers. It has a spike end a hammer end, two wire cutters and they are pliers that work well on residential meters and such.
I use mine on just about every incident. Many companies make them but after breaking several I found a company called Moore Maker Inc. A bit expensive but very well built. They have lasted several years and are still going strong. http://catalog.mooremaker.com/viewPr...item_id=498362

Man, that is perfect! You just made up my mind. I forgot to mention my leatherman is always on my pants belt also, just not in my turnout gear. I may add one to it soon however.

Time for a trip to tactor supply to see if they have some decent ones.

[RescuHoppy7]

Oh boy let's see:

Helmet:
Garrity Light
Two Nails (to replace wood wedges)
Shamrock sticker
Star of Life sticker
"Irons" sticker
My lucky angel pin (on my front piece)

Coat Pocket:
Leatherman Tool
Window Punch
Trauma Scissors (make a great seat belt cutter Too!)
Med Tape
Wire Cutters in the side pocket

Pants:
Old Backboard Strap
Some rope
Wood Wedge
Extrication Gloves
Spare Nails

It might seem like a lot but everything is on there for a purpose :-D stay safe

[hwoods]

How About That!!.........

SOMEBODY besides me uses nails instead of wedges for doors. Awright! Damn near a lost art around here. I carry a couple of BunGee cords as well, helps hold open commercial doors, also keeps fan in the window, holds chain link fence/gates open as well. Stay Safe....

[WTFD10]

Forgot my most recent addition:

Two golf balls.

Got the idea from someone on the Watch Desk forums:

If you are in a large area, lose the wall, and become disoriented you can throw the golf balls (one at a time) in a direction and if they bounce back chances are there might be a wall that way.

[CALFFBOU]

Something nice...

I got the standard stuff, but I love this wedge
product. Check it out....

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/category.cfm?cid=456

[Resq14]

Firestore's newer large rubber wedge claims to do all the things the wedge-it does, but for $3. Haven't used it, so I can't comment on it.

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/product.cfm?pID=1558

The nails are great to hold open doors for ventilation, etc. Be careful if you're using them to keep a door from closing on a line, or some other application where a door closing could mean a dangerous situation for you. Hinge wedges and hooks would be better in such instances, even though the nails are easier to carry.

I've been considering a bungee cord up on the helmet... have had numerous instances where one would come in handy.

Oh yeah, and search for "pockets" using the search feature... You'll find a bunch of information from prior posts.

[LtSmokin]

Same ol Stuff

I carry your basic stuff in the usual places. In addition I carry the following:

L pant pocket
25' of webbing in a water knot and 2 locking carabineers
Wire cutters

R pant pocket
TFT Rescue Wrench
Wedge It (thanks Bou)

Waist of bunkers
Trauma shears on the right
pouch of medical gloves on the left

I'm thinking of losing the gloves in the pouch on the waist and replacing them with 30'of 8mm rope for personal bailout. I just don't know, seems kinda hard to get too while on air and very few multi story buildings in my area. Any thoughts?

Stay Safe
10 & 18 LCES will save your b*tt

Steve

[mstclair190]

For me its...

Helmet:

Rubber band with a Garrity light, window punch and some small wood wedges.

Coat:

Company issued PASS device hooked to coat.

Inside pocket - CPR pocket mask and some rubber gloves.

Outside pockets - Hood, 10' of tubular webbing, basic locking pocket knife, 2 3 prong to 2 prong electric cord adapters, a big marking crayon and ear plugs.

Pants:

Rubber glove pouch on suspenders.

6 volt flashlight attatched by a carabiner to side pull strap on waist of pants.

Left pockets - extrication gloves, general purpose work gloves, safety glasses, 15' of tubular webbing, generic leatherman type tool, small cresent wrench, shove tool.

Right pockets - fire gloves, bail out bag with 35' of rope and accessories, line mans pliers, utility knife.

Have used all most all of it at one time or another.

[orangebuster]

helmet; garrity light, rubber strap that is used to prevent doors from locking and also to signify primary and secondary search completed, helmet rubber strap, wooden wedge, and accountability tags.

coat; outside-pelican lite, right pocket-2 golf balls and 15 foot of webbing, left pocket-2 more wooden wedges, pen light and exam gloves.

bunkers; outside-right firefighting gloves hooked to glove strap, left-outside carabiner, rescue gloves hooked to strap, and leatherman tool. inside-right seat belt cutter, center punch, and shove knife. inside-left is LED light, bungie strap, and hood


STILL STANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Capt1GVFD]

Left Chest Radio Pouch:
Radio
1 pair 9 inch Klein Lineman Pliers in leather scabbard
(got tangled in ceiling wires once. ONCE!)

Right Chest:
Streamlight flashlight in nomex sewn on holder

Left outside coat pocket:
Trauma Scissors - surgical steel
carpenters center punch - takes out tempered glass
electrical tape -
Rescue Extrication Gloves

Left inner chest pocket:
1 breakable glow stick
4 pair of Latex Gloves
pediatric/adult medical data reference card

Right outside coat pocket:
5 inch buck knife
1 superleatherman tool
key to the drill tower
1 handkerchief

Left leg bellows pocket:
40 feet of static kernmantle 1/2 inch rope
2 locking carabiners
1 30 foot length of nylon webbing - rolled up
1 pair of thin rubberized gloves for rolling hose.

Right leg:
Structural fire fighting gloves
1 25 foot section of search webbing with pre tied loops
1 of those cool wedges that I got from the firestore.

That's it. But I'm always looking for newer and lighter replacement stuff.

[FiremedicMike]

I have something on my pants not mentioned yet, a gemtor class II rescue harness.

I also have a piece of webbing that is attached to my harness and goes into my pants pocket. Not for self rescue, not for a hasty harness, its to wrap around a nozzle while i'm putting my facepiece on, so no one comes and takes my nozzle