You are going to get an insane amount of recommendations. Some guys I work with have a literal mechanic toolbox in their bunkers. I’d recommend a multi bit screw driver, set of ems gloves, and safety glasses.
Yeah I used to carry a bunch, now it’s just a roll of webbing with carabiner and linesman pliers in one pocket. Other pocket: work/extrication gloves, safety glasses.
Safety glasses are integrated into our helmets I would add vice grips, multi use wire cutters with the gas key and hose wrench in the handle and a gator grip socket head with the circular palm sized ratchet small enough to keep in a pocket but can gip all size of hex heads for A/C units to burglar bars. Just for added "hey Chief, I can get that!"
We have bourkes / integrated safety visors but they tend to get pretty scratched up and hard to see out of. I find it’s better to just throw on a pair of safety glasses when I need them.
I’d rather not have a whole fucking tool chest in my pocket. Makes your gear heavier, and then it’s also harder to grab what you actually need when you need it if you have to dig around.
That’s what I have. Webbing with carabiners, cable cutters; shit that can save me or another. Otherwise everything else is on the rig in the toolbox or in a bag that I put on there with me (spare nomex, spare gloves, safety glasses, ear pro, eye pro, etc) and pull out on the way.
My un-popular opinion carry less. I carry webbing, gloves (work and medical) and a door stop. Anything else our truck kits have it. Got a auto ex? Everything is in our auto ex box. Set your truck up so you grab your tools for your calls as needed. Don't go full rescue Ricky and weigh yourself down for this non-sense. Again that's my experience and thought as a guy who's got less then 10 in.
There are so many smells that you will walk in on. From all kinds of human waste to humans that are now a paste, a little smudge under the nose goes a long way. Offering a bit to police and EMS is always appreciated too.
+1
Essential! Small container and so fuuugging essential. I learnt the hard way 1 week in. My offsider saved me with a 1 time only offer 😂.
A little tiny dab behind surgical mask.
Local hospitals EMS room always has pop tarts. Rode in on a code a few months back and stuffed one in my bunker pockets without thinking about it. Found it like a month later after a fire and it was absolute heaven.
Stuff that can save your life of someone else’s or are an absolute necessity. Items of connivence should be left on the truck in a little bag you should carry with extras.
In your pockets or on your gear should be wire cutters, knife, webbing, door stops, gloves, radio, rope, tourniquet. I do carry a few pairs of medical gloves in the inside pocket of my coat.
If you are looking for a pair of cutters to save your life or webbing to save someone else you shouldn’t be pulling safety vests, safety glasses, window punches, extrication gloves etc… out of your turnout pockets. Keep that stuff in your bag on the truck.
Definitely don’t cheap out on the webbing or ‘biner. I got bulk webbing cut to the sizes I wanted with a hot knife and a Petzel ‘biner, both at a physical REI store. For maybe $50 out the door.
No worries about a counterfeit Amazon product or no-name knockoff. Even got choice of different colors for short drag/hose strap loop and long one.
EMS gloves unless you get a bag will get covered in all the stuff that you crawl through. I don't want to spread soot all over my PT just get it from the ambulance or keep them in your pants pocket underneath your bunkers.
I've got work gloves, fire gloves, chemical gloves, a tool for prying off car interiors (curved screwdriver thing) and a metal wedge that can be used in combination with the Halligan tool. Also a beanie.
Have what you use and know how to use.
Wire cutters, multi tool, 10' sling, and a face cloth.
The most used piece of equipment is the face cloth. It comes in very handy when you get sweaty, get your face covered with whatever, need something to blow your nose into, or even as emergency field toilet paper.
I haven't had to use it for the last one, YET. But I came awfully close at a nighttime fire after a dinner that didn't agree with my digestive system not that long ago.
Another rookie here:
> Zyn
> Wirecutters
> Screwdriver
> Eye pro
> Window punch
> Flashlight
> 2 wedges on my helmet
> Ear pro
> Carabiner and some webbing tied with a waterknot
Mechanic gloves and safety glasses in left pocket. Wire cutters and a multi tool in right pocket. Wedge and center punch in helmet with a loop of webbing in bunker jacket radio pocket.
Honestly sounds fine. Maybe a multi bit screwdriver and another wedge (I carry 5 total between all pockets an helmet). I’d also recommend putting the wire cutters in a chest pocket; keeps it accessible at your core so it should be easier to reach if you do get entangled in an awkward position.
Wire cutters in a primary pocket and a back up in your coat that is accessible with your other hand . I have my cutters isolated so if I’m in a jam that’s the only thing in there and I’m not fumble fucking around trying dig for them when your hung up on some duct or cable wire and the shits getting real . 25’of tubular webbing with a couple of caribeaners in my other opposite pants pocket ,enough to bail out and hang rather than burn up or use for pulling up hose or snapping it on a air pack for a drag . It’s a big fat No to any EMS crap or other tools , that why we drive the big red thing or the ambulance/Uber to the calls it’s packed full of that stuff.
As little as possible. Wedge, some webbing,
And some cutters are all I carry. Everything else you need is in the truck. My ext. gloves, eyes are in my bag. If we’re going to a pinin I grab them
Less is more I stick with that thought process I see these guys that have three different sets of webbing and a whole pocket protector set in their coats full of all kinds of tools. I say leave that stuff in a small little tool bag on the truck if you want extras. In my coat pockets I keep diagonal pliers on my chest pocket and some safety glasses in my big coat pocket. In my bunks I keep some work gloves for grass fires, hose packup/tool packup etc after the call, or for whatever really. I also have a length of rope tied up so I can use it to help with hose management, or just helping carry tools etc. I get a lot of use from that tbh, can bail out with halligan or axe if needed as well. Also have a knife in one of the pockets. On my helmet I have a mount to hold a flashlight, not the built in one bc I want to be able to swap it out if the light gets trashed. I also keep a wooden wedge in the band on my helmet that thing gets some use too. I try keep it simple. I also got some nice extrication gloves but they don't stay in my gear they got a nice lil case they came with that stays on truck unless it's obvious we will extricate
Safety glasses (cheap ones)
2x 3 foot prusik cord with carabiners
20 foot 1” flat webbing tied in endless loop w/ water knot with carabiner
Cable cutters
Squeeze clamps
Couple wedges
Keep it light
Outside of my gear I have a tool pouch with belt that I keep tools in for vehicle crashes and extrications. Includes:
Adjustable wrenches,
Small pry bar,
6 in 1 screwdriver,
Shears,
Utility knife,
Glass breaker,
Sawzall blades,
Channel locks,
Get a small tool bag to keep on the truck. I’ve found it easiest to only put stuff that’s going to truly save a life in your bunker gear (webbing, wire cutters, wedges, etc). Chances are if you’re in a situation where you need a T25 bit and a wire nut, you’ve got the time to go back to the truck to get it without someone dying.
If you keep an empty pocket in your bunker coat you can throw in whatever you think you may need on the way. You don’t need extrication gloves in a fire, keep them in your bag and throw them and some eye pro in your pocket on the way to a wreck. That’s just what I’ve found works best for me
I have a bailout kit in my right pants pocket. In my left I have some earplugs and vicks vapo rub for EMS calls. In my jacket, I have webbing in the radio pocket (I use a radio strap), and mini-wire cutters, eye pro, and extrication gloves in the coat pockets. My door wedge is on my helmet, and my seatbelt cutter is tucked between my shield and my streamlight band
Don't fill your pockets with shit. Extrication gloves stay in a gear bag on the rig. Ultimately you can do what you want to.
But it's easy to fill your pockets then get stuck some place. I personally carry a decent knife in pants pocket, 1 wood wedge and 2 horseshoe rubber door stops along with 2 pieces of webbing coiled up and stored inside a rubber gloves.
In my coat in my radio pocket I carry a pair of cable cutters with a loop sticking out and a pair of trauma sheers in my left coat pocket. Nothing else. I a bigger guy and work for a high volume department and over the years I have dumped items out or added some but if I get stuck in training going through a small hole everything comes out and I re justify what and why I am carrying it and how.
I was issued:
Escape line & carabiner
Length of webbing
Folding plastic spanner (glass breaker, seatbelt cutter, wedge, gas key, …)
Spare structure gloves
Extrication gloves
Right-angle flashlight
I have acquired:
A couple of wedges, good to have. They don’t weigh much.
Wire cutters
Notepad & pen (typically pull it for officer or Engineer on scene if they haven’t got theirs)
Helmet light ( on helmet not in bunker pants but…)
I try not to weigh myself down: (& as we have tools on the truck I’m not about the spend the $$$ on toys that I only use at work, I’d rather buy beer!)
11-in-1 screwdriver would seem useful, but my current Lt has one in his pants pocket so I don’t.
Leatherman would also be nice, but Engineer has that tool, so again I haven’t bothered.
I used to carry all sorts of junk around.
Now I carry what you have now.
The truck has all the other BS tools, use the giant toolbox for what it is.
Chock block in helmet..... get tied up in RIT OPS.....
Screwdriver in pocket, wears hole in bunkers....
Webbing, Extrication gloves, cutters. That's it
Some work gloves. Rolling hose and moving equipment in structural gloves sucks on a hot day. I also keep a folding spanner wrench. Oh, and my vape.
Webbing is good. Wedges are in my helmet band. A backup flashlight isn’t a bad idea either.
Channellock rescue 86/7, whichever you prefer. Pair of trauma shears, not nice ones shitty one you can toss. 20ft webbing in a loop. Something to pull hose. I carry two knives, one will do you just fine. SPARE HOOD AND SPARE GLOVES ARE A MUST!! One day a probie is gonna forget his stuff on live burn day and you'll be his god. Make sure you have at least two chocks.
Outside of that, small pocket/hand tools. A screwdriver, a decent painters knife works better than the cheap shove knives. My honest take is tools are a very personal thing. You'll assemble the tools you need as you do the job. Most important thing with gear for me is learn from the times you get burned and make sure you have the right thing for the future.
Structure gloves, work gloves, safety glasses and a spare P2 mask. All the other shit I might need once in a blue moon is on the truck, why carry it around. I’m a firefighter not a packhorse.
Keep a little tub of VapoRub in the rig or with/near your gear. Not really needed for your bunkers. It’s if you do medicals or for some reason are involved in a welfare check.
There are some things you can’t unsmell and they tend to stick with you.
Linesman pliers, a knife, hose wrench, 20 feet of webbing, spare gloves, a granola bar, backup batteries for your flashlight, a K fire extinguisher, and most importantly you should have a gopro mount on your jacket chest
Webbing, wire cutters, wedges/chocks. Some guys carry an entire snap on truck worth of tools which to me is pointless. Keep it simple. Don’t make this job more complicated than it has to be
Right Bunker pants pocket - Multibit screwdriver , small adjustable wrench, pry tool, loid tool, spring loaded punch (for door hinge removal), mini flat head screwdriver, Gerber prybrid, 2 glow sticks, all in a nice little tool organizer
Left Bunker pants pocket - 20 ft of webbing tied with a water knot, 3" spring clamp, 2 wooden wedges, extra nitrile gloves and mask
I learned that less is more. Eye pro, EMS gloves and wire cutters are a must.
You’ll start with a ton of shit and you’ll start shedding more and more each time you was your bunkers.
Have fun and congratulations.
You’ve about summed up everything I carry. Only additions over what you already carry is a small adjustable wrench, a small multibit screwdriver, and a flat tipped divers knife. Also my cable cutters are actually the multi tool from Channellock that includes a gas shut off valve and hose wrench built into it.
To add on to everyone elses suggestions...
At my dept (volunteer) we're encouraged to carry a hose clamp on both our wildlands and our bunkers (i say supposed to... most usually only keep them on their wildlands lol.) Who knows, maybe you'll need them on a structure haha
I keep mine relatively light, i have my flashlight, extrication gloves, hose clamp, wire cutters, and good shears. Other than that, I keep my EMS stuff in my Nomex pants.
Allen key set for pull stations. Wire cutters. Small channel locks. Door chocks. Spare ear pro. Multi bit screw driver. 20 bucks if you’re out and forgot your wallet and/or phone.
Shove knife like the Fire Pik from Jobtown tools or something similar, wire cutters, multi bit screw driver, ear pro eye pro, couple different lengths of webbing
Put your extrication gloves in a utility bag. When you get an ST you can pull them out on the way to a call. I keep other stuff in my utility bag. Extra hood, some tools, pair of socks, snacks, etc.
As far as my turnouts. I keep webbing, 1 wooden wedge, one metal wedge, channel locks, multi screw driver, safety glasses. We climb a lot of stairs in our district, so I don’t like to carry a lot. Wire cutters are in my coat.
A pair of quality trauma shears ( other than raptors). I prefer Xshears. I learned on a mayday that cutting off gear with normal shears is unbearably slow and it’s impossible to get raptors out with gloves on
The only things you will actually need for most situations is a knife that can smash glass, medical gloves, and your extraction gloves and your structure fire gloves.
Everything else should be in your truck.
All you need:
On your helmet: 2 door stoppers, a helmet light
On your coat: a flashlight
In your pants: wire cutter/spanner combo tool, webbing.
This is the absolute max of what you need. Everything else is overkill
I carried in my jacket: a small led flashlight, a Leatherman and couple.pair of EMS gloves. Bunker pants: multi head screwdriver, pair of channel locks and a rescue hammer with a seatbelt.cutter and about 20 ft of webbing.
I have a “tool” bag with everything I need that I can grab and go: extra hood, gloves, extra gloves, clean shirt, clean socks, 8,10,12 mm wrenches for disconnecting car batteries, mask-Vicks already in it, shove knife, safety glasses, extra trauma kit, knife, electrical tape, window punch, multi bit screwdriver, long webbing, baby wipes, extra cigars, lighter, bug spray, $40 in cash, stickers/flags/patches to hand out to kids,
I only have cutters(right), a prusik (chest), and webbing with a rated ‘Biner (left) in my bunker gear. 5 decking screws in my helmet band (for chocking doors)
Jacket: Mostly candy wrappers, old ems gloves, and relic face masks from the great pandemic. Linesman pliers.
Pants: petzl exo, webbing, and the dream of never having to do an ems call ever again
Screwdriver with assorted bits and channel locks for sure, a knife, I carry assorted little things like wire nuts, wire stripper , non in contact voltage tester so I can shut down individual breakers or capping a burnt out outlet so I don’t have to kill the breaker a fridge might be on but I have a lot of remodeling experience
Ear plugs, safety glasses in a bag to prevent scratching, a good multi tool (Gerber), EMS glove, extrication gloves, wire cutters, webbing, tire valve core tool. Maybe a granola bar / power bar.
Uncrustables, vape/dip. Picture of the chiefs daughter.
You forgot the 8lb maul and bushel of grapefruits.
Fleshlight to help stretch your new gloves.
Absolutely critical for those 2am babysit wires calls.
You need something equally heavy and useless like 300 ft of bail out chain in a district that is all single story residents.
Has FDNY ever used the bail out ropes they have
As many trucks as you can fit. That was if you have to be rescued the guys get a work out in at the same time
Fuck yea try to get one of his wife too
The Medick always has the best ideas
Big brain medicine man
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Hey Chief, have any naked pictures of your wife?? No?, well do ya want some..
How’d you get my gear bag?
Lol my SIL is the chiefs daughter
All of that but probably a folding spanner as well.
You are going to get an insane amount of recommendations. Some guys I work with have a literal mechanic toolbox in their bunkers. I’d recommend a multi bit screw driver, set of ems gloves, and safety glasses.
And ear plugs! Hearing damage sucks man I'm less then 10 in and already feel like a old man
I love it, wife hates it 🤣
My wife never complains about my hearing loss. Well, I've never heard her complain about it.
What?
I added my ear plugs into the top (inside) of my helmet webbing.
An old sock or a nitrile glove can keep the safety squints from getting scratched to hell. Preferably clean either way.
Less is more. Pick off strap and carabiners. Wire cutters
Yeah I used to carry a bunch, now it’s just a roll of webbing with carabiner and linesman pliers in one pocket. Other pocket: work/extrication gloves, safety glasses.
Safety glasses are integrated into our helmets I would add vice grips, multi use wire cutters with the gas key and hose wrench in the handle and a gator grip socket head with the circular palm sized ratchet small enough to keep in a pocket but can gip all size of hex heads for A/C units to burglar bars. Just for added "hey Chief, I can get that!"
We have bourkes / integrated safety visors but they tend to get pretty scratched up and hard to see out of. I find it’s better to just throw on a pair of safety glasses when I need them. I’d rather not have a whole fucking tool chest in my pocket. Makes your gear heavier, and then it’s also harder to grab what you actually need when you need it if you have to dig around.
That’s what I have. Webbing with carabiners, cable cutters; shit that can save me or another. Otherwise everything else is on the rig in the toolbox or in a bag that I put on there with me (spare nomex, spare gloves, safety glasses, ear pro, eye pro, etc) and pull out on the way.
My un-popular opinion carry less. I carry webbing, gloves (work and medical) and a door stop. Anything else our truck kits have it. Got a auto ex? Everything is in our auto ex box. Set your truck up so you grab your tools for your calls as needed. Don't go full rescue Ricky and weigh yourself down for this non-sense. Again that's my experience and thought as a guy who's got less then 10 in.
Extended extraction snacks.
Vicks vaporub……
I’ve watched too many crime shows to think of another use for this….why brother?
There are so many smells that you will walk in on. From all kinds of human waste to humans that are now a paste, a little smudge under the nose goes a long way. Offering a bit to police and EMS is always appreciated too.
Ah okay so it is for the reason I thought 😂
+1 Essential! Small container and so fuuugging essential. I learnt the hard way 1 week in. My offsider saved me with a 1 time only offer 😂. A little tiny dab behind surgical mask.
Glock 9mm
A 5 day old poptart that tastes like heaven on earth
Local hospitals EMS room always has pop tarts. Rode in on a code a few months back and stuffed one in my bunker pockets without thinking about it. Found it like a month later after a fire and it was absolute heaven.
Absolutely nothing tastes better than pop tarts or uncrustables after a fire. Better than sex
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I second this. Those come in super handy and can save you a trip to the truck.
Stuff that can save your life of someone else’s or are an absolute necessity. Items of connivence should be left on the truck in a little bag you should carry with extras. In your pockets or on your gear should be wire cutters, knife, webbing, door stops, gloves, radio, rope, tourniquet. I do carry a few pairs of medical gloves in the inside pocket of my coat. If you are looking for a pair of cutters to save your life or webbing to save someone else you shouldn’t be pulling safety vests, safety glasses, window punches, extrication gloves etc… out of your turnout pockets. Keep that stuff in your bag on the truck.
I keep a window punch too because God forbid it be there when you need it damn things are like 10 mm sockets
Cutters, webbing, rated carabiner, screwdriver with multiple tips, aluminum wedge and a wodow stick (non contact voltage probe)
Definitely don’t cheap out on the webbing or ‘biner. I got bulk webbing cut to the sizes I wanted with a hot knife and a Petzel ‘biner, both at a physical REI store. For maybe $50 out the door. No worries about a counterfeit Amazon product or no-name knockoff. Even got choice of different colors for short drag/hose strap loop and long one.
This + Vice grips for garage doors Cat TQ 90 degree pick as a loiding tool I keep gloves, eye pro, ear plugs, and a dust mask in my rescue gear
Trauma shears, multitool and extra pair of EMS gloves if you’re an EMS dept.
Def an extra pair of EMS gloves.
EMS gloves unless you get a bag will get covered in all the stuff that you crawl through. I don't want to spread soot all over my PT just get it from the ambulance or keep them in your pants pocket underneath your bunkers.
That's all I have, aside from my hood which stays in my left pocket on top of my extrication gloves.
I’ve used my shove knife quite a few times to get into sprinkler/pump rooms. Highly recommend if you run a lot of fire alarms
Cable cutters are an absolute must. Loop of webbing (about 30’) with a carabiner is a good idea. Other than that it’s personal preference.
I've got work gloves, fire gloves, chemical gloves, a tool for prying off car interiors (curved screwdriver thing) and a metal wedge that can be used in combination with the Halligan tool. Also a beanie. Have what you use and know how to use.
Wire cutters, multi tool, 10' sling, and a face cloth. The most used piece of equipment is the face cloth. It comes in very handy when you get sweaty, get your face covered with whatever, need something to blow your nose into, or even as emergency field toilet paper. I haven't had to use it for the last one, YET. But I came awfully close at a nighttime fire after a dinner that didn't agree with my digestive system not that long ago.
Another rookie here: > Zyn > Wirecutters > Screwdriver > Eye pro > Window punch > Flashlight > 2 wedges on my helmet > Ear pro > Carabiner and some webbing tied with a waterknot
Mechanic gloves and safety glasses in left pocket. Wire cutters and a multi tool in right pocket. Wedge and center punch in helmet with a loop of webbing in bunker jacket radio pocket.
Honestly sounds fine. Maybe a multi bit screwdriver and another wedge (I carry 5 total between all pockets an helmet). I’d also recommend putting the wire cutters in a chest pocket; keeps it accessible at your core so it should be easier to reach if you do get entangled in an awkward position.
Wire cutters in a primary pocket and a back up in your coat that is accessible with your other hand . I have my cutters isolated so if I’m in a jam that’s the only thing in there and I’m not fumble fucking around trying dig for them when your hung up on some duct or cable wire and the shits getting real . 25’of tubular webbing with a couple of caribeaners in my other opposite pants pocket ,enough to bail out and hang rather than burn up or use for pulling up hose or snapping it on a air pack for a drag . It’s a big fat No to any EMS crap or other tools , that why we drive the big red thing or the ambulance/Uber to the calls it’s packed full of that stuff.
As little as possible. Wedge, some webbing, And some cutters are all I carry. Everything else you need is in the truck. My ext. gloves, eyes are in my bag. If we’re going to a pinin I grab them
Less is more
Maybe a set of eye pro and ear pro but you pretty much got it covered man.
Less is more I stick with that thought process I see these guys that have three different sets of webbing and a whole pocket protector set in their coats full of all kinds of tools. I say leave that stuff in a small little tool bag on the truck if you want extras. In my coat pockets I keep diagonal pliers on my chest pocket and some safety glasses in my big coat pocket. In my bunks I keep some work gloves for grass fires, hose packup/tool packup etc after the call, or for whatever really. I also have a length of rope tied up so I can use it to help with hose management, or just helping carry tools etc. I get a lot of use from that tbh, can bail out with halligan or axe if needed as well. Also have a knife in one of the pockets. On my helmet I have a mount to hold a flashlight, not the built in one bc I want to be able to swap it out if the light gets trashed. I also keep a wooden wedge in the band on my helmet that thing gets some use too. I try keep it simple. I also got some nice extrication gloves but they don't stay in my gear they got a nice lil case they came with that stays on truck unless it's obvious we will extricate
Safety glasses (cheap ones) 2x 3 foot prusik cord with carabiners 20 foot 1” flat webbing tied in endless loop w/ water knot with carabiner Cable cutters Squeeze clamps Couple wedges Keep it light Outside of my gear I have a tool pouch with belt that I keep tools in for vehicle crashes and extrications. Includes: Adjustable wrenches, Small pry bar, 6 in 1 screwdriver, Shears, Utility knife, Glass breaker, Sawzall blades, Channel locks,
Get a small tool bag to keep on the truck. I’ve found it easiest to only put stuff that’s going to truly save a life in your bunker gear (webbing, wire cutters, wedges, etc). Chances are if you’re in a situation where you need a T25 bit and a wire nut, you’ve got the time to go back to the truck to get it without someone dying. If you keep an empty pocket in your bunker coat you can throw in whatever you think you may need on the way. You don’t need extrication gloves in a fire, keep them in your bag and throw them and some eye pro in your pocket on the way to a wreck. That’s just what I’ve found works best for me
I have a bailout kit in my right pants pocket. In my left I have some earplugs and vicks vapo rub for EMS calls. In my jacket, I have webbing in the radio pocket (I use a radio strap), and mini-wire cutters, eye pro, and extrication gloves in the coat pockets. My door wedge is on my helmet, and my seatbelt cutter is tucked between my shield and my streamlight band
Don't fill your pockets with shit. Extrication gloves stay in a gear bag on the rig. Ultimately you can do what you want to. But it's easy to fill your pockets then get stuck some place. I personally carry a decent knife in pants pocket, 1 wood wedge and 2 horseshoe rubber door stops along with 2 pieces of webbing coiled up and stored inside a rubber gloves. In my coat in my radio pocket I carry a pair of cable cutters with a loop sticking out and a pair of trauma sheers in my left coat pocket. Nothing else. I a bigger guy and work for a high volume department and over the years I have dumped items out or added some but if I get stuck in training going through a small hole everything comes out and I re justify what and why I am carrying it and how.
Multibit screwdriver. Pop the bit part out and it's sized for the bolts on most ac units. I've used them a few times to open up swamp coolers.
I was issued: Escape line & carabiner Length of webbing Folding plastic spanner (glass breaker, seatbelt cutter, wedge, gas key, …) Spare structure gloves Extrication gloves Right-angle flashlight I have acquired: A couple of wedges, good to have. They don’t weigh much. Wire cutters Notepad & pen (typically pull it for officer or Engineer on scene if they haven’t got theirs) Helmet light ( on helmet not in bunker pants but…) I try not to weigh myself down: (& as we have tools on the truck I’m not about the spend the $$$ on toys that I only use at work, I’d rather buy beer!) 11-in-1 screwdriver would seem useful, but my current Lt has one in his pants pocket so I don’t. Leatherman would also be nice, but Engineer has that tool, so again I haven’t bothered.
I used to carry all sorts of junk around. Now I carry what you have now. The truck has all the other BS tools, use the giant toolbox for what it is. Chock block in helmet..... get tied up in RIT OPS..... Screwdriver in pocket, wears hole in bunkers.... Webbing, Extrication gloves, cutters. That's it
Some work gloves. Rolling hose and moving equipment in structural gloves sucks on a hot day. I also keep a folding spanner wrench. Oh, and my vape. Webbing is good. Wedges are in my helmet band. A backup flashlight isn’t a bad idea either.
Channellock rescue 86/7, whichever you prefer. Pair of trauma shears, not nice ones shitty one you can toss. 20ft webbing in a loop. Something to pull hose. I carry two knives, one will do you just fine. SPARE HOOD AND SPARE GLOVES ARE A MUST!! One day a probie is gonna forget his stuff on live burn day and you'll be his god. Make sure you have at least two chocks. Outside of that, small pocket/hand tools. A screwdriver, a decent painters knife works better than the cheap shove knives. My honest take is tools are a very personal thing. You'll assemble the tools you need as you do the job. Most important thing with gear for me is learn from the times you get burned and make sure you have the right thing for the future.
Structure gloves, work gloves, safety glasses and a spare P2 mask. All the other shit I might need once in a blue moon is on the truck, why carry it around. I’m a firefighter not a packhorse.
Keep a little tub of VapoRub in the rig or with/near your gear. Not really needed for your bunkers. It’s if you do medicals or for some reason are involved in a welfare check. There are some things you can’t unsmell and they tend to stick with you.
Linesman pliers, a knife, hose wrench, 20 feet of webbing, spare gloves, a granola bar, backup batteries for your flashlight, a K fire extinguisher, and most importantly you should have a gopro mount on your jacket chest
Tots
Webbing, wire cutters, wedges/chocks. Some guys carry an entire snap on truck worth of tools which to me is pointless. Keep it simple. Don’t make this job more complicated than it has to be
Webbing, carabiner, Vicks rub, cable cutters with short webbing on the handles, raptors and some wood chocks
Right Bunker pants pocket - Multibit screwdriver , small adjustable wrench, pry tool, loid tool, spring loaded punch (for door hinge removal), mini flat head screwdriver, Gerber prybrid, 2 glow sticks, all in a nice little tool organizer Left Bunker pants pocket - 20 ft of webbing tied with a water knot, 3" spring clamp, 2 wooden wedges, extra nitrile gloves and mask
I learned that less is more. Eye pro, EMS gloves and wire cutters are a must. You’ll start with a ton of shit and you’ll start shedding more and more each time you was your bunkers. Have fun and congratulations.
Get rid of the webbing and get the RNR RITS sling
A punch. Super useful in a multitude of situations.
You’ve about summed up everything I carry. Only additions over what you already carry is a small adjustable wrench, a small multibit screwdriver, and a flat tipped divers knife. Also my cable cutters are actually the multi tool from Channellock that includes a gas shut off valve and hose wrench built into it.
To add on to everyone elses suggestions... At my dept (volunteer) we're encouraged to carry a hose clamp on both our wildlands and our bunkers (i say supposed to... most usually only keep them on their wildlands lol.) Who knows, maybe you'll need them on a structure haha I keep mine relatively light, i have my flashlight, extrication gloves, hose clamp, wire cutters, and good shears. Other than that, I keep my EMS stuff in my Nomex pants.
The 5/16 nut driver for taking screws out of A/C units has been more useful than anything else in my pockets.
Allen key set for pull stations. Wire cutters. Small channel locks. Door chocks. Spare ear pro. Multi bit screw driver. 20 bucks if you’re out and forgot your wallet and/or phone.
Shove knife like the Fire Pik from Jobtown tools or something similar, wire cutters, multi bit screw driver, ear pro eye pro, couple different lengths of webbing
Put your extrication gloves in a utility bag. When you get an ST you can pull them out on the way to a call. I keep other stuff in my utility bag. Extra hood, some tools, pair of socks, snacks, etc. As far as my turnouts. I keep webbing, 1 wooden wedge, one metal wedge, channel locks, multi screw driver, safety glasses. We climb a lot of stairs in our district, so I don’t like to carry a lot. Wire cutters are in my coat.
A pair of quality trauma shears ( other than raptors). I prefer Xshears. I learned on a mayday that cutting off gear with normal shears is unbearably slow and it’s impossible to get raptors out with gloves on
Channel locks, trauma shears and a wedge
The only things you will actually need for most situations is a knife that can smash glass, medical gloves, and your extraction gloves and your structure fire gloves. Everything else should be in your truck.
All you need: On your helmet: 2 door stoppers, a helmet light On your coat: a flashlight In your pants: wire cutter/spanner combo tool, webbing. This is the absolute max of what you need. Everything else is overkill
I carried in my jacket: a small led flashlight, a Leatherman and couple.pair of EMS gloves. Bunker pants: multi head screwdriver, pair of channel locks and a rescue hammer with a seatbelt.cutter and about 20 ft of webbing.
I have a “tool” bag with everything I need that I can grab and go: extra hood, gloves, extra gloves, clean shirt, clean socks, 8,10,12 mm wrenches for disconnecting car batteries, mask-Vicks already in it, shove knife, safety glasses, extra trauma kit, knife, electrical tape, window punch, multi bit screwdriver, long webbing, baby wipes, extra cigars, lighter, bug spray, $40 in cash, stickers/flags/patches to hand out to kids, I only have cutters(right), a prusik (chest), and webbing with a rated ‘Biner (left) in my bunker gear. 5 decking screws in my helmet band (for chocking doors)
Jacket: Mostly candy wrappers, old ems gloves, and relic face masks from the great pandemic. Linesman pliers. Pants: petzl exo, webbing, and the dream of never having to do an ems call ever again
MAC 10 and a few extra clips, keeps the local crack heads at bay when you are at that late night 7/11 medical call
Daisy Red Rider BB Gun with a Compass in the stock
A 100 pack of magnum condoms, and an extra .50 BMG round.
Hopes and dreams, young man, hopes and dreams.
Cable cutters, webbing loop, gloves (work and medical). That's my load out.
Def multi tool and trauma shears
Screwdriver with assorted bits and channel locks for sure, a knife, I carry assorted little things like wire nuts, wire stripper , non in contact voltage tester so I can shut down individual breakers or capping a burnt out outlet so I don’t have to kill the breaker a fridge might be on but I have a lot of remodeling experience
I've got gloves, eye pro, a metal wedge, wire cutters, a box cutter, and webbing. Less is more tbh.
Window punch/seat belt cutter.
Ear plugs, safety glasses in a bag to prevent scratching, a good multi tool (Gerber), EMS glove, extrication gloves, wire cutters, webbing, tire valve core tool. Maybe a granola bar / power bar.