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See the firefighting tools that firefighters use and find out how firefighters use their gear in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
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Firefighters use tools such as razor sharp knives to cut seatbelts off of victims, carpet in burning buildings and thin wire in entanglement situations. See gear, such as knives, firefighters use and find out how they use knives when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use a latch strap to keep a self-closing, self-locking door from locking behind firefighters as they advance through a burning building. See gear, such as the latch strap, firefighters use and find out how they use the latch strap when fighting fires in a building in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use tool pouches to prevent tools from wearing holes in their bunker pants. See gear, such as the tool pouch, firefighters use and find out why they use a tool pouch for their tools when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use tools such as the Halligan bar to break open a variety of doors. See gear, such as the Halligan bar, firefighters use and find out how they use the Halligan bar when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use tools such as the pick headed axe to pry up floor boards and roofing. See gear, such as the pick headed axe, firefighters use and find out how they use the pick headed axe when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use voltage testers to test possibly broken or damaged appliances. See gear, such as the voltage tester, firefighters use and find out how they use a voltage tester when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use nylon webbing to tie a girth hitch around hose lines, around tools, and can be used to remove victims from the scene of an accident. See gear, such as nylon webbing, firefighters use and find out how they use nylon webbing when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use channel lock pliers for forcible entry into buildings and rooms during a fire. See gear, such as channel lock pliers, firefighters use and find out how they use channel lock pliers when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use multi-purpose screwdriver tools to remove covers on electrical panels and air conditioning units. See gear, such as the screwdriver, firefighters use and find out how they use screwdrivers when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use flat headed axes to cut and to strike like a sledgehammer. See gear, such as the flat headed axe, firefighters use and find out how they use the flat headed axe when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use the spring loaded punch in extrication operations to break through side windows and rear windows of passenger vehicles See gear, such as the spring loaded punch, firefighters use and find out how they use the spring loaded punch when fighting fire or removing a victim from a vehicle in this free video featuring a professional firefighter.
Firefighters use specialized tools such as the Halligan bar and axe to forcibly enter burning buildings and rooms. Other tools such as the latch strap prevent firefighters from getting locked in burning buildings and the rooms with the buildings. Firefighters also use knives to cut seatbelts off victims in a passenger vehicle wreck and use spring loaded punch to break windows in a passenger window. See firefighting tools that firefighters use to fight fire and rescue victims in this free video series featuring professional firefighter Captain Joe Bruni. Captain Bruni explains the use of firefighting tools such as the latch strap, tool pouch, Halligan bar, pick headed axe, volatage tester, nylon webbing channel lock pliers, screwdriver, knife, flat headed axe, and spring loaded punch.
Joe Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer. Bruni has experience as a department training officer in the fire and rescue safety and training division, and has written several articles for Fire Engineering Magazine.dkdk
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