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/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/Excellent_Snow_8082 Nov 12 '24

Do you wear your bunker pants on medical calls? My officer does and I’ve seen a lot of guys do it. I’m new and that’s something that kind of baffles me

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u/4AndAHalfSheep Nov 12 '24

Yeah, try to avoid falling into that trap. I did that for a while, then realized that's a disservice to the people I'm responding to.

I'd also like us to have boot covers where we can put those over our bunker boots for EMS calls or low priority calls. Like a smoke alarm activation, everyone's evacuated the house, and there's nothing showing.

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u/Excellent_Snow_8082 Nov 12 '24

I’m guessing most departments don’t want to spring for boot covers even though they’d be useful in the situations you mentioned. I just try to wear my regular uniform on EMS calls