(SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS)
ALL FIREFIGHTERS WORKING INSIDE OR IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS HAVE TO WEAR THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
THE AIR USUALLY LASTS ONLY 30 MINUTES
WEARING 1 BOTTLE IN A WORKING FIRE IS COMPARED TO 8 HOURS OF STRAIGHT HARD LABOR!!
THE FIREFIGHTER'S GEAR IS FIRE RETARDENT BUT IT STILL CAN BURN. HE/SHE WOULD PUT HIS BUNKER PANTS AND BOOTS ON FIRST THEN HIS/HER COAT. NEXT IS THE HOOD, IT COVERS THE HEAD AND NECK WHEN WORN WITH THE FIRE HELMET. FINALLY, THE GLOVES. WHEN THE HOOD IS WORN WITH THE SCBA THE FIREFIGHTER IS THEN TOTALLY PROTECTED.
THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA
THIS CAMERA WAS OBTAINED FREE FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THIS CAMERA ALLOWS FIREFIGHTERS TO LOCATE A TRAPPED PERSON. THE HEAT OF A PERSON SHOWS UP ON THE CAMERA, IN A FIRE IT WOULD BE A LITTLE DARKER THAN THE FIRE.
FIREFIGHTERS CAN ALSO USE THIS CAMERA TO DETECT A SMOLDERINGFIRE IN THE WALLS WHERE IT MAY NOT BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE. THIS WOULD HELP IN OVERHAUL TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE DONE BY FORCIBLE ENTRY TOOLS.
together they are called the "IRONS."
Every team of firefighters whether making the intial fire attack or doing search and rescue should be carrying the IRONS. The Fire Co. also carries chainsaws and a different type of saw we call the "K-12 saw"
we can put different type of blades on it for wood cutting or metal cutting. Firefighters also use battery operated tools you might find around your own house such as drills and recipricating saws.
