how many people forget their gloves when going to a call?

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Permalink Reply by jonathan on May 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

i have once but thats one mistake i aint makin again i

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Permalink Reply by Dottie Garrett on May 7, 2009 at 5:54pm

If you forget your gloves, you won't be fighting a fire. It is something you just DON'T do.
How can you possible help another firefighter if your not thinking of your own fire protection?
Safety First. Keep your gloves in your turnout coat pockets. If your not completely, correctly
dressed - stay home because you will be of no use and a hinderance to your crew.
no excuses, this is not grade school.

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Permalink Reply by Captain703 on May 7, 2009 at 6:30pm

For first responder calls, assuming you mean medical calls, I don't usually wear them. I'm the one filling out the report. On fire calls, never. They are in my right pocket of my bunker pants. I do, however, have rubber gloves kept in a package in my left coat pocket just in case though.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Burks on May 7, 2009 at 7:38pm

Hey Capt. on our medical calls everyone wears gloves ...even if you are filling out paperwork. We never know if the ones that show up on scene will be needed or not. We copy down medications for the Ambulance Crew instead of them having to look at all the bottles again so they can turn there attention to the patient. On fire calls if you forget your gloves , you become the chiefs foot rest. Be Safe

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Permalink Reply by Captain703 on May 10, 2009 at 3:29pm

That's a good practice. I guess I've just gotten complacent over the years. I never went on any medical scene without my gloves on when I first became an EMT-B but now I just don't think about it.

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Permalink Reply by Chad Furr on May 7, 2009 at 6:40pm

NEVER mine are hooked onto my coat. Maybe you should look into getting them some glove keeers like I have. they are cheap and you will never forget them. Also I have a spare pair in my right bunker pants pocket.

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Permalink Reply by gregg johnson on May 7, 2009 at 6:53pm

Keep them in your turn out gear pockets or set them ontop of your boots and you will never forget them again!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on May 7, 2009 at 7:42pm

Hard to forget mine, they are in my left pants pocket....unless of course I forget my bunker pants.....LOL Paul

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Permalink Reply by anne potter on May 7, 2009 at 7:47pm

Never always have a couple of pairs in my car or trunk...

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on May 7, 2009 at 7:56pm

Never, they are in my pockets of my turn out gear, I carry two pairs at all times

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Permalink Reply by Alex on May 7, 2009 at 10:15pm

i have done that once but know i keep em in my turnout pants

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Permalink Reply by Doug on May 7, 2009 at 10:28pm

Never have, and hopefully never will. Firefighting gloves are in a velcro keeper attached to my bunker coat, rescue gloves are in my bunker pants pocket, and medical latex gloves are in my cpr mask case in my bunker coat pocket. I also keep an extra set of all three types of gloves in a flight helmet bag I take with me on virtually every call.

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