Personal Tools or Pocket Filler

[thelurker]

I was just wondering what everyone's carrying with them. I know we had this thread on TWD, but as usual, it ended up side tracked.

Heres what I am dragging around with me;
Radio Pocket- 2 pairs of safety glasses
Coat pockets- Pocket knife in each pocket, 3 door tags, Door Chocks, Shove Knife, extra hood.
Inside Pocket- Medical PASS Tag, Ear Plugs, Cigar (already cut, In tube) for those long boring calls.

Left Leg- 35 ft. webbing pre-knotted, with carabiners
Right Leg- 1 pair Pro-Tech Fire Gloves, 1 pair Mechanix Work Gloves

Mask Bag (stays on the engine)- SCOTT mask and primary hood, extra pair Pro-Tech Gloves, and a clean towel to wipe sweat if necessary.

I also have a truck belt, and a crash axe in a scabbard that I like to wear on Buildings and Dwellings, just so I have a personal tool strapped to me so I cant forget/drop/leave it anywhere.

Anyone Else??

[ENG27SQ]

Radio Pocket - Pair of Safety Glasses for Extrication, PASS Tag

Right Turn Out pocket - Right hand extrication glove

Left Turn Out pocket - Left hand extrication glove, Pro Tech 8 Structural Gloves hang on the Coat via glove strap. PASS tag also clipped to strap to put it on the units PASS System upon boarding.

Pants Right side pocket - 25' Webbing,Backup right hand Structural Glove, Emergency Hammer/Seatbelt Cutter

Pants Left side pocket - 15' life safety rope and backup left hand structural glove and 2 Door Chocks

[gongsquad]

Radio Pocket- Safety glasses, cable cutters, shove knife
Left Jacket Pocket- Door chocks, Left leather glove
Right Jacket Pocket- Door chocks, Right leather glove, pocket knife
Left Pant Pocket- Left fire glove 20' webbing, shove knife, large door chocks
Right Pant Pocket- Right fire glove 20' life safety rope w/ carabiners, pocket knife, large door chocks

[Kramer]

clipped to front of coat-PASS tag, glove strap w/ protech 8 gloves, flashlight, knife w/ caribeaner style clip
radio pocket-safety glasses
left jacket pocket-cable cutters, wedges, window punch
right jacket pocket-work gloves, pliers
left pant pocket-10 ft. life safety rope, extra work gloves
right pant pocket- extra fire gloves

[chief3102]

Radio pocket-shove knife,4 wedges,smokes & zippo
Coat pockets-rescue gloves,knife,cutters
front of coat-gloves on strap,accountabilty tags,light on clip
left leg-mask
right leg-35 ft of rope in a self feed bag with carabiners on both ends

[3105]

Right Coat: Spare package of Depends
Left Coat: Hearing aid batteries
Right Pants: Geritol
Left Pants: Those big ole wraparound sunglasses you see old people wearing
Radio Pocket: cigarettes, lighter, reading glasses, pen, paper, safety harness for 3102

In reality: have a variety of things spread out...spare nitrile gloves, short rope, small screwdriver with different tips, linesman's pliers, work gloves, fire gloves, hood...the usual assortment.

[laddertruckgoes]

2 Hoods, one extra pair of gloves, pack of gum and mask wipes in the Mask Bag (if I need the mask, the hoods with it)

Left coat pocket - folding spanner - nitrile gloves (a few pairs)
Right coat pocket - extrication/work gloves
Radio pocket - Air, unburnt hay, a pair of safety glasses
Inside coat pocket - Extra property stickers, cigar in tube, cigar cutter (small pocket style)

Left pants pocket - Utility Knife, Vise-Grips, Trauma Shears, Multi Screw Driver, Door Marking Chalk, some wedges
Right pants pocket - 35' webbing with 2 carabiners (one clipped to my take up strap), Pro-Tech Gloves (even better after you wash them), some more wedges and door holders

I have actually done several drills for different places on personal tools and what to do with them (ie: self extrication, safety first thoughts, etc...). If anyone's interested, just let me know.

[3105]

Sean: you're on! I'll get with you to set up a drill here....

[thelurker]

Just added cable cutters to my coat pocket. Made sure to sharpie on the handles and engrave them so they are less tempted to grow legs.

[JDub]

I guess this could go here. I have crappy safety glasses that always break, then I go out and spend another 5 bucks on another pair until they break.

What is a good pair of safety glasses and where can I get them?

[thelurker]

keep buying the cheap ones....rather loose a 5 dollar pair of glasses than a 12 dollar pair.

[shader101]

5$ is still better than a trip to wills eye in phila, allthough i would think the FD should suppy and replace a broken pair, then again babes might just dig a ff with a eye patch lol see ya on the 6 oclock news

[smthborenzzle]

Front of coat- pass tags, glove strap with pro-tech gloves
Left coat pocket- small tool pouch with tin snips, gerber tool, adjustible wrench, plyers, utility knife, and multi-head screwdriver
Right coat pocket- spanner wrench, window punch, safety glasses
Left pant pocket- 15ft piece of utility rope
Right pant pocket- spare fire gloves, mechanix gloves
I also carry a few 8 inch carpentry nails in my helmet band. They work good as a quick door chock. Put them in the frame and pull the door shut a bit. If things go south in the room, you can slam it closed pretty easily.

[3105]

shader101 said:

5$ is still better than a trip to wills eye in phila, allthough i would think the FD should suppy and replace a broken pair, then again babes might just dig a ff with a eye patch lol see ya on the 6 oclock news

Wearing my "Safety Nerd" hat now, shader's comment was never more true than this past Saturday during our Bus Extrication class when one of my members snapped a ultility knife blade and the broken piece flew about three feet and hit the safety glasses of a young lady firefighter..... everyone marveled at the incident but just stop and think about the alternative....<shutter>

[bricker252]

Left coat pocket - Nothing
Right coat pocket - Nothing
Radio pocket - Nomex Hood
Left pants pocket - Off brand Leatherman multi tool and Wire cutters
Right pants pocket - nitrile gloves, Extrication gloves, Safety glasses


I don't like to many things in my gear to way me down.

[WebBoss]

3105 said:

shader101 said:

5$ is still better than a trip to wills eye in phila, allthough i would think the FD should suppy and replace a broken pair, then again babes might just dig a ff with a eye patch lol see ya on the 6 oclock news

Wearing my "Safety Nerd" hat now, shader's comment was never more true than this past Saturday during our Bus Extrication class when one of my members snapped a ultility knife blade and the broken piece flew about three feet and hit the safety glasses of a young lady firefighter..... everyone marveled at the incident but just stop and think about the alternative....<shutter>

Put one heck of a nick in the glasses as well. Stunned her for a moment too. Glad she was wearing glasses... no interest in a one-eyed girl. ;D

[voyager9]

Left Bunker - extrication gloves and safety glasses
Right Bunker - section of looped webbing w/beaners for utility
Left Pant - spanner/windshield-punch-thing, cable cutters, utility knife and leatherman
Right Pant - 50' life rope w/beaner, 12' utility rope w/beaner.

Of anything, the life rope probably weighs the most and takes up the most room.
I don't keep anything in my coat pockets that I might need while wearing SCBA.. the straps make it hard to reach the pockets.

[RngrVnc33]

On the Ambo ofcourse.....

Left thigh - Leather puncture resistant "search" gloves
Right thigh - Pens and notepad
Left rear - 3 pairs nitril gloves (purple of course)

[tootall]

Vince,

You have the application to ride the other squad. All you have to do is fill it out.

[RngrVnc33]

tootall said:

Vince,

You have the application to ride the other squad. All you have to do is fill it out.

Actually LOOKING at it now as I just cleaned my mailbox.......