Whats in your pockets?

[6739264]

So, I know that this has probably been done before, but I'd like to see some decent and useful information on this forum for once.

So, what do you carry in you turnout gear? If you have a gear bag as well, what's in that? For once I'm interested to see what our SES pals carry :P

I'll get the ball rolling:

Helmet:
Flashhood
Ear plugs
Torch

PBI Turnout Coat:
Structural gloves
P2 Dust mask
Torch
2xShove Knives
Standard screwdriver
FIP Keys
Too many Nitrile gloves to count
Small notepad
Door Wedges

Lvl 1 Coat:
Bottle of H₂O
Goggles
Matches
Sunnies

Pbi Pants:
Short length of personal line
Torch
Rescue Knife
More nitrile gloves
Keyring Resuci-Mask

Lvl 1 Pants:
Bushfire Gloves
Nitrile Gloves

Edit: Brain fade

[mack]

Helmet:
Notebook
Goggles

PBI Jacket:
Structure Gloves
Nitrile Gloves
Pen

PBI Pants:
Flash Hood
Riggers Gloves
Knife

Lvl 1 Jacket:
Fire Starter [flint n steel type]
Matches
Dust Mask
Nomex face Shield Thing
Nitrile Gloves
Pen
Earplugs

Lvl 1 Pants:
Bushfire Gloves
Nitrile Gloves
Knife

[bittenyakka]

Bushfire helmet:
goggles

Structural helmet
Torch

Proban jacket
Notpad
Water

Pbi jacket
flash hood

proban pants
Lv1 gloves

Pbi pants
struct gloves

Bumbag thingy
smoke mask
floppy hat
safety glasses

numbers I think i need to get more stuff :-D

[CFS_Firey]

Helmet
Torch

PBI Coat
Notebook
Pen
Bottled water
Nitrile Gloves
Goggles
Dust mask
Flash hood

PBI Pants
Rural Gloves
Structural gloves

Rural Coat
Bottled water
Sun hat
Goggles
Nitrile gloves
Dust mask
Bandana

Rural Pants
Rural gloves

6739264: Do you really have 2 torches in your PBI kit?

[chook]

Helmet
Helmet light "Tikka"
Googles
Ear Muffs
COVERALLS or TWO PIECE top
Left pocket - pocket knife on a lanyard, whistle, pen, notebook
Right pocket - Another pen, Field book.
Lower part of overalls or two piece pants
Left cargo pocket -length of 8mm rescue rope (small lenght 1mtr), synthetic tape - for tieing back doors, surgical scissors.
Right hand cargo - safety glasses, P2 mask, riggers gloves, disposable gloves, PT Road Rescue gloves.
RH Pocket spare lighter, ear plus.
Road crash jacket - Nil
For certain other tasks(like land search) throw in  first aid kit, compass, protractor, munchies, two bottles of water & some other stuff carried in bum bags or packs.
Seems like there is some double up - but you just never know?
We normally don't carry water on our bodies I find things hanging off belts are a pain during RCR. And we have fridges on the truck so why carry it?
Task away from the vehicles of course people carry the wet stuff.
hope this helps.
cheers

[Jono]

Helmet:
Torch
Flashhood
Camera :P
FIP keys

PBI Turnout Coat:
Structural gloves
Bushfire Gloves
Nitrile gloves
Notepad
Pen

Lvl 1 Coat:
Goggles
Bush Fire Gloves
Nitrile Gloves

Pbi Pants:
nothing...

Lvl 1 Pants:
Pocket knife

[6739264]

6739264: Do you really have 2 torches in your PBI kit?

Yeah, Super Sabrelite 2000 on the coat and UK44 in the pants. The one in the pants helps when I dont have the coat around. Eg: Driving.

[JC]

HELMET
P2 Dust Mask
Torch
List of Phone Numbers

PBI COAT
Structure Gloves
Notebook / Pen
Flashhood
FIP Keys
Leatherman

PBI PANTS
Riggers Gloves
RCR Gloves

RURAL COAT
Bushfire Gloves
Notebook / Pen
Dust Mask

RURAL PANTS
Nothing

SMALL BACKPACK
Clear / Dark / Yellow Safety Glasses
Goggles
Matches
Camelback
Compass
Pocket Knife
Spaceblanket
Personal Firstaid Kit
Lollies / Baked Beans
Spare Socks
Sun Cream
Floppy Hat

[sesroadcrashrescue]

HELMET
ear muffs
triangular bandage
P2 Dust mask

SHIRT
filed notebook
pen
pencil
scrap paper notebook
safety glasses
chewies
rubber gloves multiple pairs

PANTS
riggers
PT rescue gloves
P2 dust mask
rubber gloves multiple pairs


ROAD CRASH JACKET
rubber gloves
throw away line
adjustable spanner
pliers
double bit screw driver
shears

OVERALLS
filed notebook
pen
pencil
scrap paper notebook
safety glasses
chewies
rubber gloves multiple pairs
riggers
P2 dust mask

WET WEATHER JACKET
Throw away line
munchies


BUMBAG
water bottles
First aid kit
Munchies
torch
knife
throw away line
spray jacket
batteries
compass
pens pencils
paper


STORM bag
gumboots
storm turn out gear
including some more of the items above 

[mack]

Helmet:
Torch
Flashhood
Camera :P
FIP keys

aaah yes, that ones there as well.

[bajdas]

I carry too much gear, but I don't know where I will be operating from (eg in a Field Command vehicle or the local community club). So for SES Field Operations Control / Communications control....

DRESS UNIFORM
Top pockets = Field notebook, pens, retractable pencil, name badge, post-it pad, SES photo id badge.
Trouser pockets = latex gloves, ear plugs, emergency resus mask, orange bandanna, hankie, keyring (contains metal whistle, pocket knife, army spoon/opener, USB key)
wallet (incl cash)
wearing steel cap boots

BUM BAG
2x water bottles
Safety goggles for over my glasses
personal first-aid kit
pens, retractable pencil, white board marker, permanent marker, hi-lighter pen
compass & protractor
emergency sewing kit
leather debris gloves
P2 dust mask
spare boot laces
head lamp torch
spare batteries for pager & torch

GEAR BAG
Orange one-piece Overall PPE
SES cap & wide brim hat
SES blue jumper
3x bags of soft lollies
Orange waterproof jacket
Plastic bag of map-reading/navigation equipment (incl some topo maps)
Plastic bag of extra stationary items
Ring binder folder with all blank forms, blank paper & written information
Clip Board with blank paper
Hand-held scanner
socks, woollen beanie, woollen finger-less gloves
laptop computer & associated cables.

One of the most useful items is carbon paper so that paperwork is duplicated as it is written. One for the Ops or crew leader, one for the paper trail.

I am also trained for land search, basic rescue, USAR 1 and first aid.... so if I am to be field crew away from vehicles, then stuff gets transferred to my overall PPE pockets.

[backburn]

Note Book
Pen
Gloves

Every thing other than that is on the truck in my pocket on the back of the front seat. Right in front of me when I get on the Truck

[CFS_Firey]

Every thing other than that is on the truck in my pocket on the back of the front seat. Right in front of me when I get on the Truck

I take it you're not BA?

SES GUYS:  What's the difference between a field notebook and a normal notebook? Also, sesrcr carries "shears", are they scissors?

Also, I've been told that helmets aren't designed to carry items between the head harness and outer shell, because that space is needed for cushioning impacts. Anyone else heard that?

[chook]

shears/ scissors - shears are heavier duty than scissors (& thats what they are called - shears).
Field notebook is the issued version of a note book & is supposed to be a controlled document for court purposes. Other than that they the same as normal ones.
Jeez Andrew I didn't want to list every thing :-D - you made me look bad! :-P
Sticking stuff between the helmet shell & its harness would defeat the purpose of having a suspended harness but I have never seen anything to say dont do it as in industry there is no requirement to use it as a storage space.
cheers

[RescueHazmat]

Every thing other than that is on the truck in my pocket on the back of the front seat. Right in front of me when I get on the Truck

I take it you're not BA?

SES GUYS:  What's the difference between a field notebook and a normal notebook? Also, sesrcr carries "shears", are they scissors?

Also, I've been told that helmets aren't designed to carry items between the head harness and outer shell, because that space is needed for cushioning impacts. Anyone else heard that?

More of a thermal heat release issue also I believe..

[sesroadcrashrescue]

i have the shears in my RCR jacket so i can cut seat belts if doing rescue or cat clothing of the injured if providing first aid also have a set in my personal first aid kit 

[bajdas]

SES GUYS:  What's the difference between a field notebook and a normal notebook?

The yellow CFS Field Notebook & orange SES Field notebook are very similar.

The pages cannot be removed and the pages are numbered. I understand that all members are meant to carry one so that you can make notes about an incident (eg time, what happened, decision made, by whom, etc)which can be submitted to a court or review organisation.

Meant to help people with poor memories (especially ME....)

[bajdas]

Jeez Andrew I didn't want to list every thing :-D - you made me look bad! :-P

Problem of not knowing what vehicle I will be with or what resources will be available. A pain in the back when carrying stuff.....

One day the Unit might get what it needs so that volunteers do not need to provide from personal kit.....OR....the people who consider myself paranoid & stupid are correct.

[backburn]

Every thing other than that is on the truck in my pocket on the back of the front seat. Right in front of me when I get on the Truck

I take it you're not BA?

Yes I do have CABA but that is in a crew bag only wear 1 helmet torch on it all the time

[chook]

You Paranoid? I would say that - just careful :wink:
Yep you are right depends on the job, my landsearch kit is fairly big!!
Anyway was only having a dig :-D
cheers mate

[6739264]

Whoops, forget to add door wedges.

Also, for those who carry FIP keys, what do you carry? Have you found the 'standard' key actually works?

Also, I've been told that helmets aren't designed to carry items between the head harness and outer shell, because that space is needed for cushioning impacts. Anyone else heard that?

Yeah, heard both the thermal issues and the cushioning issues. It depends I guess, my earplugs are hardly noticeable in there, and on the odd occasion the flashhood sits up top, its usually pulled out and donned before the helmet is on. I wouldn't be too keen on working with a flashhood sitting in my lid and me sweating my ring off!

[RescueHazmat]

003 & 004 keys carried.

[JC]

Same 003 / 004, also have a few extra keys not related to FIPs, electrical panel keys etc.

[Jono]

Whoops, forget to add door wedges.

Also, for those who carry FIP keys, what do you carry? Have you found the 'standard' key actually works?

two 003 keys, ones a bit longer and a 004

[6739264]

Good to see the 003, 003L and the 004 getting some lovin'. I've got the same, plus a few misc keys for the odd board here and there.