Truck Company equipment "MUST HAVES"

[TillamanTrk1]

TWO saws? Nah, I think that will be 4 Saws,18 hooks in various configuratons, couple denver tools,Lockbreakers,Door Storm,Various axes, Good selection of ground ladders, Ropes, Rit gear,Gas meters,salvage gear,straight crowbars,bottle jacks,dung forks,masonry pick,chimney gear,plumbers snake. T.c.

haha.. you must have LARGE trucks

[NY911Bowhunter]

I agree wholeheaertedly with 2 saws...one metal, one wood...but i prefer the Cutter's Edge saw for standard roof work.

[FyredUp]

Personally, one of the most useless tools I have ever used is the Hux bar. PLEASE do not waste any money buying that.

[TillamanTrk1]

Personally, one of the most useless tools I have ever used is the Hux bar. PLEASE do not waste any money buying that.

haha its funny you say that, because we have one in our wide variety of tools and out of the 3 years ive been on this truck, we have NEVER used it.. haha

[FyredUp]

haha its funny you say that, because we have one in our wide variety of tools and out of the 3 years ive been on this truck, we have NEVER used it.. haha

We had them on all the ladder trucks and when 2 of the ladders went and were replaced with quints they made the move to the quints. So we still have them on any apparatus with an aerial ladder.

I have seen it used once to lift a manhole cover...OOOPS, I mean Utility Access Opening cover. I slipped off the PC wagon for a second!!

[rescuedawg]

Chain saws for cutting branches so the truck doesnt get scratched. Rotary saw for venting.

[TillamanTrk1]

Chain saws for cutting branches so the truck doesnt get scratched. Rotary saw for venting.

hahaha nice..

[CKirk922]

This may seem odd, but some form of chimney kit is helpful.
We ran as a truck to a chimney fire this weekend and it was helpful to have mirrors, dry chem bombs, and chain weights (window weights) to use from the roof to knock the single most clogged chim fire i've ever seen. All this stuff takes up the space of half a rope bag. (The engines carry a kit with an ash pale and scoop.)

Sounds corny, but it is the small, space conservative things you forget about til you need em...just my 2 cents...

[CKirk922]

In addition to all the hand tools mentioned a TIC and some sort of door opening tool, like a Rabbit Tool or two.

I agree with Len, but you may have different forcible entry challenges in your area. Get the forcible tools your guys know and love.

[FyredUp]

Chain saws for cutting branches so the truck doesnt get scratched. Rotary saw for venting.

Actually, our trucks and quints on my career FD carry 3 saws. A Cutter's Edge Chain saw for veting, a Husqvarna rotary saw, and a Stihl chain saw for cutting up trees.

[GTRider245]

I would much rather carry a Stihl to the roof than a rebadged Husky...

Sorry, had to throw that jab in there

[LaFireEducator]

Every service truck carries both a K-12 and a chainsaw, which includes our 3 small service trucks as well as our heavy resue, light rescue and primary tanker.

Typical residental fire we'll put 3-4 of each saw on scene. Commercial fires we may put as many as 5.

[FyredUp]

I would much rather carry a Stihl to the roof than a rebadged Husky...

Sorry, had to throw that jab in there

And I will take that rebadged Husky all day over our old, tired, too damn heavy for what it did, Stihl.

But then again to each his own!

[CGITCH]

In my opinion to have an adequate truck company you need a truck...

[CKirk922]

In my opinion to have an adequate truck company you need a truck...

Sighhhhhhhhh, yep.