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Incident Operations / Re: house fire
« on: October 10, 2008, 10:08:44 PM »Meanwhile back to the house fire
Go home ....its a car park!
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Meanwhile back to the house fire
Fire Season is almost here so get fit boys....run Forest run
Hope it all went well.......
Till CFS make it clear what you can wear it to each group with in CFS will do what they think is best for the up keep of the PBI gear due to the cost of replacing it. I would like to know who will replace it if we miss use the gear by wearing it to rural jobs or if we take it out in the sun for long periods....
Bill
have a think about what you have said. as if the CFS would give you a new appliance for winning a simple competition. Trucks where expensive to build last time i checked.
PBI Gold is the best gear we have ever had, yes it can be hot to wear on occasions. if this is the case at every oppurtunity take off the jacket or at least open it up.
It should also be a size bigger than what you would normally think to wear, this allows for air flow. help with heat build up.
PBI also has a limited vapour barrier, Nomex does not. some HAZMAT protection.
As to wearing it, it ain't that hard, use the thumb loops, keeps the sleeves down, ensure the neck nap is up and velco attached. if you got the right size then the legs shouldn't be a problem.
if you get too hot in a structure fire, maybe you have added too much water (steam logged your gear) or is the fire beyond internal attack.
Throw the Stop/Go Batts away and provide simple training in the proper use of Maglights and lanterns.
Forget the Burnover curtain on the crew deck as youll generally have the time to get into the SAFER crew cab.
single 90m hosereel hoisted above pump.
Removable Hose Winders...no more of this rolling up by hand business.