Firefighter Maekin Healy from the Santa Clara (CA) Fire Department submitted these amazing shoring props! These props serve as a tabletop visual, representing the most common shores built. They are built roughlyContinue readingShoring Props
Category: Special Ops
Strap Storage
Throwback Thursday post: Original posting date December 27th, 2017. Maekin Healy from Santa Clara (CA) Fire Department sent in a way to store ratchet straps for easy deployment. Here isContinue readingStrap Storage
USAR Training Boards
Maekin Healy from Santa Clara (CA) Fire Department submitted this great use of materials, with original credit going to the USAR crews from San Jose Fire Department. He stated havingContinue readingUSAR Training Boards
Strap Storage
Maekin Healy from Santa Clara (CA) Fire Department sent in a way to store ratchet straps for easy deployment. Here is a simple tweak to help avoid multiple twists inContinue readingStrap Storage
Crib Packs
Captain Dave Facer from New Albany (IN) sent in these photos of their crib packs. As you know from previous posts, we are big fans of efficient ways of storingContinue readingCrib Packs
Gas Leak: Grab n’ Goes
Every community is different in regards to their natural gas line infrastructure. Some departments have a large number of gas leaks and as a result have become very capable ofContinue readingGas Leak: Grab n’ Goes
Man In Machine Kit
Every truck company should be prepared to handle those obscure rescues like: machinery entrapments (fingers, hands, arms) Child stuck in a swing seat, and even simple ring removals. These callsContinue readingMan In Machine Kit
Cheaters
In our recent post titled All Jacked Up we included a lot of technical information about the three most commonly carried jacks. It is important that we know the capabilitiesContinue readingCheaters
All Jacked Up
There are three main styles of jacks that a frequently found on our rigs. They each have their strengths and weaknesses, so we decided to do a little comparison inContinue readingAll Jacked Up
MVA Kit
Washington D.C. Truck Company 12 sent in this photo of their window/motor vehicle accident kit. Their particular kit includes the ‘‘Big Easy Kit’’ for opening a locked car (child lockedContinue readingMVA Kit