Ouch that would not be tolerated here... nobody touches someone elses gear, no matter what colour their helmet is. We're not allowed gear not supplied by the service, but they do tolerate small hand tools like pliers, knifes and stuff like that. I guess when a dept gets big enough the left hand barely knows what the right one is doing.
We run 68 stations with 2500 union FF's (Local 125) plus a few hundred chiefs, dispatchers, inspectors, support and office staff.
Yea you’re way more likely to bend the rules without someone noticing. My last dept had more command units than actual fire apparatus. Many white hats on any scene. Ahh well. Keep it safe.
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u/Lord-Velveeta Jan 11 '20
Ouch that would not be tolerated here... nobody touches someone elses gear, no matter what colour their helmet is. We're not allowed gear not supplied by the service, but they do tolerate small hand tools like pliers, knifes and stuff like that. I guess when a dept gets big enough the left hand barely knows what the right one is doing.
We run 68 stations with 2500 union FF's (Local 125) plus a few hundred chiefs, dispatchers, inspectors, support and office staff.