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It’s A Bag was inspired by her son, Christopher Holmes, a firefighter in California. He had seen fellow firefighters use duffel bags and toiletry bags made with the same fabric as his bunker gear.
Minimum required equipment – This picture shows a standpipe bag that includes the minimum equipment that should be required to be carried in a standpipe bag including a 2.5″ inline pressure ...
True North Gear to release new Dispatch Duffel, a lightweight gear bag that fits all your turnout gear with ease. Tame your turnout gear with the Dispatch™ Duffle, our new 80L bag designed to ...
JACKSON — The Jackson Fire Department wants you to be on the lookout after someone who stole a volunteer firefighter’s bag full of gear. Thousands of dollars in equipment is now gone, a… ...
The theft was first reported on Aug. 16, when the firefighter told dispatchers that a duffel bag containing equipment for fighting wildfires had been stolen out of his garage off Nicole Court in ...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contamination control is now as critical for firefighters as protection from smoke inhalation and burns. Medina, OH – As part of Fire-Dex’s ‘WE CARE ...
A blue bag filled with sensory tools developed by an Indiana firefighter is making a big impact in emergency situations. Ben’s Blue Bags, an initiative inspired by 10-year-old Ben Kodicek, is ...
The groups also recommended that firefighters seal the gear in a container or a bag during transport, wash their hands after touching the items and avoid bringing them into firehouse living areas.
Gear bag gives Coast Guard lead into the case of missing firefighters Fairfax County firefighter Justin Walker and his friend went missing Friday during a fishing trip in Florida. The two haven't ...
Clifton firefighter Oleg Skachko logs donated equipment in the back of a trailer on Wed. March 9, 2022. The Clifton Fire Department is collecting turnout gear from area departments to send to Ukraine.