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Posted 7 months ago What improvised tools or gear do you carry with you? Things like homemade wood wedges and so on. |
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| Posted 7 months ago We have a homemade pearcing fog nozzle our asst. Chief crafted at work. It's awesome. Never had to use it yet. Also we have a chimney sweep of log chains to knock off sut etc.. in a chimney fire One Shot. One Kill. Ready to die but never will!!!!! R.I.P. Chesty |
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| Posted 7 months ago Size 12 door kicker downers work good. : ) We also have made some chimney bombs for chimney fires. They are ziploc bags filled with ABC dry chem. You have to take the top off the chimney and then just drop it in. The fire will melt the bag open and dispurse the dry chem. Of course, this is for very early in the stages of the fire. There is one awesome tool out that I saw, but can't think of the name. It is basically an axe/haligan/short pike pole, all in one. It is awesome. Jeff Draper
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| Posted 7 months ago we have a homemade pearcing nozzle we use as well.let me know chase if you find the name of that tool.sounds very useful. |
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| Posted 7 months ago The Tool that you guys are talking about is the "Denver Tool" made by TNT Tools and sold at "The Fire Store". One homemade tool that I made was a modified closet hook. During a structure fire, one of my coworkers broke one of those old wooden pike pole in half. I always remembered how when you used those old pike poles and your gloves were wet how your hand would slip down the pole. My invention was to take and cut the broken pole at about 4 feet long and add a "D" ring handle to the end. Thus eliminating slipage. Wouldn't you know it. I did some research and found out that they have been using and selling that same kind for years...Oh well, mine was cheaper and has been mounted on my Volunteer ladder truck for over 3 years. |
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| Posted 6 months ago Golf tees for plugging fuel lines, homemade wooden door wedges, old hose made into latch holders (wrap from door knob to door knob to keep the door from latching). Question: what wood works best for your door wedges, and what size or angle works for you? |
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| Posted 6 months ago I'm in the welding/fabrication business. Trust me when I say, are members come off the rigs and out of there vehicles with some one of tools!!! A very good friend of mind and a member of Firelink, ventil8, had me making a tool for him for search and rescue plus overhaul and so far it has worked great! I make different types of all purpose hooks with different attachments on the butt end. If you can draw it I can build it!!! My only limitations are your wallet size |
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| Posted 6 months ago jbeal82 said: The best wedge? I was in a class 4/05 and the instructor used 16D nails. use the head end into the jamb and the point into the hinge. weight vs weight and size vs size I liked and started using the 16D's |
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| Posted 6 months ago we'll have to post a pic of the tool |
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| Posted 6 months ago I just posted 3 pics of the S&R toll on my profile, if anyone is interested |
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| Posted 6 months ago Has anyone made a hose washer? If so how did you make it? My dept is looking for a new way to clean hose beside
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| Posted 6 months ago get a hold of stanley 0566, he can build the ones that connect to hydrants. |
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| Posted 4 months ago chase1 said: I think its the T-N-T tool |
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| Posted 4 months ago We have a homemade pearcing fog nozzle for hay rolls. We also carry Railroad Jacks on both of our engines. I remember as a kid, the ol'man used them as a Port a Power / Hurst tool before they were around. Omnis Cedo Domus |
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| Posted 4 months ago jstett80 said: I have one and don’t like it. It’s too cumbersome. Omnis Cedo Domus |
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| Posted 4 months ago I like the golf tee idea! there's a company that makes repair kits for drum, tank, and pipe leaks, will hafta find the mfr's. name, but most of the stuff you could get yourself at a hardware store and lab supply place. |