- fire house entry ? - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
Don't have them at the firehouse, but the last two industrial companies I worked for had proximity card systems in place Don't have any specific info, but if you search for "proximity card" or "proxcard" you should find a few We have a 5 button combination lock system (with a 3 digit combination) on all the exterior doors at our primary
- Uniform Shorts - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
General firefighting discussion We are allowed shorts from May 1 thru Sep 30 Shorts are only permitted for field members officers, be they fire or EMS side, any rank except BC and above (or cadet below) Staff positions not permitted to wear them at any rank If shorts are worn, instead of the regular button-down shirt we have a uniform polo shirt (performance fabric-type) that must be worn
- Great Ideas for new fire stations. . . - Firehouse
Decide what you want and need, then add 10% It will still be too small the day you dedicate the building Design for 10+ years from now Remember those little anecdotes like the one about the fire department that bought a new truck that wouldn't fit in the building
- chat rooms - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
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- Top 100 Busiest Stations - Firehouse
Firehouse Magazine does their annual run survey every year, try that I'm quite sure that at least 2 or 3 of the 100 busiest are here in my area My station did around 7,200 in '06, and when all the numbers are in, we should have several stations with over 10,000 runs Last edited by hwoods; 06-30-2007, 02:23 PM Never use Force! Get a Bigger
- Stiff Gloves - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
I am a new volunteer and I got issued gear from my district The gloves I got issued were used The leather is very stiff (far more than different gloves that are exactly the same) I think this is probably due to water damage? Anyway, does anyone have any idea for loosening them up? Will I have issues using mink oil on them? A
- Firehouse sleeping bag with sheets
Anyone using or know the name of the sleeping bag developed by a firefighter It unrolls on the bed and has a fitted sheet then the bag unzips We move around between stations alot and have to carry all our stuff around Every time I do a search it comes up with kids sleeping bags
- Last Call Box Number - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
General firefighting discussion It's not a "box number " The numbers correspond to the number of "rounds" and the number of "strikes per round" of the old gamewell bell codes For example, back when FDNY still used bells to communicate between dispatch and firehouses, the signal 5-5-5-5 (four rounds of 5 strikes) followed by the box number (if "X" is a bell tap, you would hear "x-x-x-x-x
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