Extrication gear

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Permalink Reply by Asst. 29 on February 28, 2009 at 9:07pm

We wear Structural gear, of course I can see the benefits of extrication gear but the pros as far as I can see don't justify the cost. We replace our gear on a regular basis to begin with.

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Permalink Reply by Doug on March 1, 2009 at 3:23am

We use our tog for almost all calls. we do use extrication gloves for mva instead of our fire gloves.

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Permalink Reply by Bobby on March 5, 2009 at 5:56pm

I thought that extrication gear wasn't NFPA approved? and because of that the one time that i asked my chief bout it he said it was a waste. But we do have and use the hell out of wild land gear but only for grass fires.

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Permalink Reply by TJ Stone DVFD Unit 713 on March 12, 2009 at 10:27pm

We do were our TOG in extircation cus we can fork over the cash for just ex gear. we do have extircation gloves.

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Permalink Reply by Childressfirefighter36 on March 15, 2009 at 5:41pm

We are a rural fire dept. and we use our strutural gear for extrication. If it is out in a field, you can either wear that, or your wildland gear to the grasses.

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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on March 15, 2009 at 5:47pm

We use TOG w/extracation gloves. Fire gloves are bulky.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Koontz on March 15, 2009 at 6:46pm

We use our turnouts, just like most everyone else. The only differences are that we all have strikeforce goggles and extrication gloves issued to us as well, because the faceshields let debris in and the gloves just make it easier to use the tools. SOme of our people went out and bought extrication jumpsuits at like $400 bucks a pop, and they seem to work great, but most of the guys that bought them seem to use them only in the winter, since they get just as hot as the bunks do in the summer, and you can't take off your jacket as its a jumpsuit. But they rock in the winter, just don't expect to get out of them in a hurry.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Lunderville on March 19, 2009 at 12:56am

Our engine crew that does the actual cutting etc wear full turn out with light weight extrication gloves. Our 1st responders doing medical care we require their blood borne suits and helmets at all times while attending to the patients.

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Permalink Reply by Chris on October 10, 2009 at 8:43pm

We have seperate Rescue coats, Helmets and gloves for extrication work. It is good not having to wear heavy structural gear at an MVA, but we don't pay for our gear either so I can see how the cost would effect the way you guys operate over there.
Cheers, Chris.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stoltz on October 11, 2009 at 10:23am

Our department SOP is full structure TOG at all MVAs, although recently there has been a push to allow the use of the much lighter weight wild land fire coat and pants for extrication.

As has been pointed out, the heat stress of wearing full bunker gear is probably a greater danger than flash fires occurring during extrication. In fact I witnessed a member go down from heat exhaustion at a crash scene.

However in my mind bunker gear affords more protection from sharp metal edges, broken glass, etc. than the thinner wildland gear. Does anyone have facts or opinion on the relative number of injuries using one type of gear vs. another?

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Permalink Reply by DVPcapt on October 11, 2009 at 11:32am

I think we should wear our turnouts for extrications for several reasons. Visibality, public reconize us as FF/medic, reflective striping, only have to keep one set of gear, wear the same gear when it's oh dark thirty.....

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