r/Firefighting • u/Big_River_Wet • Nov 12 '24

Photos This is ridiculous

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I’m all for the fun and games, but bringing SCBAs into the kitchen? Nah. We all know these things can only get so clean.

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u/ImmediateEffectivebo Nov 12 '24

How is your bunker cleaner than the scba?

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u/an_angry_Moose Career FF Nov 12 '24

Because I know how clean the inners of my bunker gear are, the scba liners are never that clean.

I also wouldn’t wear my bunker gear indoors.

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u/JFISHER7789 Nov 12 '24

Do you know how clean it is though?

Carcinogenic smoke can penetrate deep into the bunker gear…

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u/mooseisfromcanada Nov 12 '24

Yeah, but the amount of carcinogens exposed to the inside of your gear are a fraction of what the outside gets exposed to

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u/an_angry_Moose Career FF Nov 12 '24

Indeed, and the outers get run through the station washer regularly. Can’t say the same for our pack liners.

Clearly moose are well versed in these things.

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u/mooseisfromcanada Nov 12 '24

Smoky the bear gets all the spotlight, but it's always nice to see a fellow moose that cares about fire safety

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u/msbdiving Nov 13 '24

I’d highly suggest you get a separate station washer just for turnouts if you don’t have a service you send them out to.

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u/an_angry_Moose Career FF Nov 13 '24

Our washers are specifically for turnout gear, there is only one per hall. Guys sometimes wash personal things in the turnout washers, but I personally do not.

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u/ImmediateEffectivebo Nov 12 '24

Carcinogens actually get trapped INSIDE your bunker due to the waterproof layer/fabrics

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u/ITFOWjacket Nov 12 '24 edited Nov 12 '24

Just sweat enough to continually flush decon your inners. Easy. Positive pressure and all that

That’s actually an interesting idea. Like a 1/2” hose split off the nozzle to your bunkers and constant decontaminating and cooling flush through your hood and liners. I bet we’ll see something like that in the next 10 years.

You’d have to be wearing SCBA wetsuit to avoid hypothermia. I mean we’re halfway there already.