Title: Firefighter Gear Date: 2013-07-19 21:45 Author: Michael Category: Design Tags: Firefighter, Gear, Nomex, Sewing Slug: firefighter-gear Status: published
These items are a sample of what I’ve made and repaired during my time in the fire service. Innovation in the fire service is slow and cumbersome due to the nature of the business. The old adage; “If it ’aint broke, don’t fix it” applies. However, I’d like to think there is a lot of room for efficiency on a variety of levels.
Glove Keeper
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Don’t bring plastic into a fire. Most of the current Glove Keepers are made with Nylon or synthetic combustable material. These are not.
- Durable Nomex Stitching
- Fire Resistant Velcro
- Stainless Steel Hook
- Advance Nomex
- Nomex Thread
- Stainless Steel
- Fire Resistant Velcro
Pocket Tool Pouch Organizer
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Pocket Tool organizer. Firefighter pants are bulky and awkward to begin with, this pouch made them less so. Easily walk around the fire ground or drive the engine/ladder with bunker pants whilst noticing no momentum swing from a pockets full of heavy tools.
- Removable
- Custom to fit the tools you have and use
- Shell: Fire resistant
- Durable Dot snaps - Line 24
SCBA Attachment Point
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SCBA carabiner clip. This has a variety of uses from tag line to axe holder. It attaches to the waist band of your SCBA and
- Removable
- Fits modern SCBA units made by Scott or MSA
- Multiple uses
- Shell: Fire resistant
- Fire Resistant Shell
- Available with Kevlar/Nomex webbing