r/Firefighting hose toucher Feb 24 '25

Ask A Firefighter So I did a thing

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Anyone ever seen this before?

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u/Klb818 NY VFF Feb 24 '25

Yeh I’ve seen that happen. A guy was cutting a hinge in the seat and snapped the blade right off

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u/msova2 Feb 24 '25

I’ve done that with an Amkus. Seat hinges are tough.

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u/Klb818 NY VFF Feb 25 '25

Yeh you’re really not suppose to cut them. If you have to to get the seat down, I try to cut low. Least amount of steel ti get through and you don’t risk hitting the patient