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

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by DUST on May 10, 2009 at 12:19am

I think he means medical gloves. Most of the time I grab a pair from the box in the cab of the truck, if not I have a glove pouch on my belt, and there are gloves in the medical bag as well. Plus, you and your partner should be looking out for each other and make sure you have gloves on or whatever PPE is needed on each call. Never thought of sticking a pair of gloves in my cpr mask case but I will now...

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Fire Capt. 1304 on May 9, 2009 at 1:37am

as far as fire gloves go I keep two pairs in my bunker pants. Medical gloves we have a few boxes on every truck and the ambulance is always full of them so not a problem for us. We did have a FF that left her gloves in the station while we were leaving for a structure fire. She actually wanted us to stop the engine in the middle of the street and wait so she could run back in to get them. Needless to say she got stuck running the pump and she was pissed at us for not stopping for about a week after that.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by paul raynel on May 9, 2009 at 2:02am

we never forget ours
structual gloves in the pants and general gloves in the jacket and if they get wet they dry on top of our helmits so we would need to be a real muppet to leave them behind

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Fire Chick 1st. Lt. on May 9, 2009 at 7:26am

usually mine are in the pockets on my bunker pants, but u have forgot them once..

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by turk182 on May 9, 2009 at 11:07am

I actually carry two sets of gloves and if anyone of my people forget theirs I let them use mine.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on May 9, 2009 at 11:09am

Never forgot gloves bud did forget my helmet once. lucky me it was a false alarm

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jc_murphy_firedog on May 9, 2009 at 11:42am

Carrying two pairs is a great idea . One really good set for interior work and another pair for outside work . I got gasoline spilled on my gloves once while refilling a drafting pump . That would not be a good time to wear them inside or around flames.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian D. on May 9, 2009 at 11:46am

Not sure if you're talking about fire gloves or latex gloves? I've never forgotten my fire gloves. They hang off my coat on a strap.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on May 9, 2009 at 12:07pm

Cant say I ever forget my gloves. My fire gloves are on a strap on my coat, extrication gloves are in my jacket pocket, and you better have rubber gloves on before you jump outa the truck on any kind of EMS call. No matter if you are doing CPR or just filling out a report. WEAR YOUR GLOVES!!!!!!!! You never ever know what kind of situation you are going into.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by FETC on May 9, 2009 at 3:20pm

The underlying issue or root cause is what is concerning. You state some forget them all the time??? The glove portion of our PPE is a fundamental basic requirement to operate safely. It is also an item in which the victim cannot be effectively assisted because the rescuer is unprepared to do his or her job.

This act leads me to wonder what type of firefighter they truly are when operating at an emergency scene, the fact that some here carry two pairs of gloves to cover the unprepared firefighters is also concerning... do you babaysit them throughout the incident due to the fact they can't dress appropriately for the day? I must assume if they can't bring gloves, an accountability tag is probably unheard of as well.

We are not talking about forgetting to brush our teeth? This is a life safety issue on three levels, the person, his crew and the trapped or injured victim.

My suggestion to you is re-introduce them to the pockets on their set of turnout gear, which is designed and paid for by the chief to store gloves... and the next time they forget the bare neccessities to be a safe firefighter, they SHOULD assume the active role of simply WATCHING everyone else who is prepared to function as an active member for battle.

This technique is called timeout when used with our kids.... bigger boys with bigger toys.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian D. on May 10, 2009 at 10:21am

Well said, FETC. Also you reminded me that I forgot to brush my teeth! Be right back!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tony P on May 9, 2009 at 10:29pm

You gloves, whatever types you need, should always be with your gear. I won't accept an 'I forgot them' - that would have to mean that person sits in the truck as radio control for me; as well as getting a 'please explain'.

I have had one person ask if he could borrow my gloves at a call. My answer was 'no'. If I let him have mine what am I supposed to do?

▶ Reply to This

• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last