r/Firefighting • u/DisastrousFeature509 aspiring firefighter • 12d ago

Photos British firefighter with BA set

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u/Direct-Training9217 12d ago

How many minutes is that SCBA tank rated for? That tank looks frickin huge

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u/DisastrousFeature509 aspiring firefighter 12d ago

20 minute bottle

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u/Direct-Training9217 12d ago

What's the pressure? Idk if you're a small person or what but that thing is bigger than our bottles and ours are rated for 45 minutes 

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u/sprucay UK 12d ago

This person is reenacting. I hope they're not actually using that BA set because it's not a recent one.

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u/DisastrousFeature509 aspiring firefighter 12d ago

Nah, we dont actually fight fires, we just show equipment for the event

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u/Barabarabbit 11d ago

I think it is a 2216 tank

We had those old steel Draeger tanks years ago, they were heavy. We still have some in reserve now but they are no longer our main tanks.

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u/DisastrousFeature509 aspiring firefighter 12d ago

I dont remember the exact PSI but my height is 5'7