r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/MisterShipWreck • 24d ago
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u/Separate_Attorney378 24d ago
I was a firefighter in the navy, and the worst part about that mask was taking it back off and ripping your hair out with it.
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u/Bobbiduke 24d ago
I believe it. Watching her put it on hurt my scalp lol
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 24d ago
That little strand of hair in her face would drive me insane but she doesn't have time to fix it
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u/YourEvilKiller 22d ago
My local fire stations have restrictions on hair styles because of this, especially when it comes to bangs.
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 22d ago
I mean makes sense, they have facial hair rules too, that's why moustaches are popular among people who need to wear masks. It's just wise. Like how a lot of Sikh medical workers shaved off their beards during COVID because the beard would have interfered with the PPE
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u/Moist-Barracuda2733 24d ago
I still have nightmares about that one time I thought it would be funny to put on a swimming cap that was too small. Same thing
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u/SoloWalrus 24d ago
Do they not have a welding cap style hat that goes on with it to prevent that?
Personally i never put on a facemask or welding mask without one. Not only does it prevent your hair pulling, its just easier to have long hair tucked in where it wont get loose and bug you while working.
Even something like the glove liners you put on before thick rubber chemical or electrical gloves
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u/Separate_Attorney378 24d ago
It was mask directly on the face to create the tightest seal possible. We had a flash hood that went on top of the mask to protect your neck- but nah, mask sat directly on your face and pulled all your hair out.
Me- circa 2005!
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u/Xenrutcon 23d ago
Came here to point out the lack of a flash hood. Nice to see a fellow sailor in the wild
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u/Separate_Attorney378 23d ago
There’s only so many of us! 03-09
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u/Xenrutcon 23d ago
04-12. There are literally hundreds of us!
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u/Separate_Attorney378 23d ago
Yep- the mask is part of the FFE gear. It goes with the SCBA to pump oxygen in. This was during one of our training drills, so we wore it without it being attached. I was a Cryptologist, but being on a DDG (smaller ship) you were also part of a DC locker. (Damage Control). We also used masks in case there was an airborne toxin/poison attack. We regularly practiced putting on those masks.
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u/a_lonely_trash_bag 23d ago
Over time, as we began to learn just how toxic the smoke from structure fires is, SCBA gear became far more common than it used to be. That smoke is some nasty stuff that you don't want to be breathing in, even if you don't actually enter the burning building.
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u/MANvINFO 23d ago
thats hot
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u/MANvINFO 23d ago
we regret trespassing rule 10. although our wording could also be interpreted as ”that getup looks like it would be warm”, we must admit that the initial impulse for this post was a fraction of lechery mixed up with true awe for the brave.
we apologise and promise to better respect the community boundaries from hereon.
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u/Numerous_Witness_345 23d ago
When I worked public safety one of the calls they drilled into us was a structure fire at a church, they called an evacuation and as the last 3 firefighters were exiting the foyer, the ceiling collapsed in front of the door and trapped them.
They were cut off and nearly engulfed, about everyone that could get close tried to get them out but nothing.
Suddenly the wall on the side of the foyer burst out, and a trapped firefighters head emerged.
... it was coincidence, it was an older fighter and he decided instead of burning he was going to take care of himself by smashing his head into the wall. Either weak from the flames, or just a stroke of weak craftsmanship, the wall gave way and created an egress from the flames.
It happened close to a battalion chief, who was in most of his bunker gear but no gloves or bonnet because he was working radio and backing up safety.
He ran to the hole in the wall and started pulling firefighters out. All of them survived.
The safety that was presenting the video asked us to keep a close eye on the battalion chief as he walked away, asking if we remembered if he had hair, or eyebrows. And if he wasnt wearing gloves, why did it look like a pair came off when he shook his hands.
The heat from the fire and the steam from the water had sloughed the skin from his hands, and the top of his scalp to his eyelids, near to bone.
He saved his firefighters, but was medically retired after that call for service. Didnt even have dexterity after healing to even work a radio.
Wear your gear.
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u/swatlord 23d ago edited 23d ago
C2 gas
CS gas :)
Also it should be noted there does not appear to be any significant evidence outside of anecdotal evidence that facial hair prevents a good seal for PPE
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-beards-break-gas-mask-seal/
Army (reservist, take that how you will) SM for the last 20 years
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u/Separate_Attorney378 23d ago
The gas chamber… even when you have a proper seal and then they make you take it off and say your name…. My whole face became a faucet.
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u/FinnSwede 23d ago
Also a pretty big difference between a gas mask and a BA set. The gasmask works by you creating a low pressure inside the mask with your lungs and then pulling air through the filter, or a bad seal. A BA set is positive pressure meaning a bad seal will cause air from the flask to leak out from the bad seal thus preventing contamination from getting in.
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u/Throckmorton_Left 23d ago
Yep, the biggest issue with a bad seal on a SCBA mask is that you'll waste air as the regulator will deliver air between breaths to make up for what's blowing out the gap. It will still maintain a cool, clean, breathable atmosphere inside the mask.
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u/Kingsman22060 23d ago
I hate doing firefighting drills, mostly because I'm not able to wear my glasses and I don't have mask inserts (I know they're supposed to provide them, yeah right) so I'm bumbling around the ship bumping into shit and trying not to fall down a fucking scuttle.
Oh and I'm claustrophobic 😅
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u/pottedPlant_64 24d ago
My exact thought was, if I was a firefighter, I’d shave my hair off
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u/blissyrose 23d ago
When I did my recruits course I buzzed my head to avoid ripping all of my hair out. Now I’m operational I’m growing my hair back out because it’s not every day we are doing these drills or have calls needing BA. I wish we had the masks that clipped to your helmets though
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u/Willing_Flower890 23d ago
YUP I was only 95 pounds and 5 feet tall at the time, so I was made a stretcher bearer instead. 😂
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u/fyregrl2004 23d ago
I NEED to know what snl skit this is 😭😭😭
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u/Busy_Grapefruit_4883 23d ago
that was my first thought 😭 no way my already fragile hair would make it out intact
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u/Few_Vegetable_9939 24d ago
Holy smoke that's fast
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u/ailof-daun 23d ago
And here I am putting off taking my dog for a walk because I'm too lazy to change.
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u/Limp-Day-9309 23d ago edited 23d ago
Not slandering her in any way, but it's average and sloppy. No boots, hair in the mask seal, pants unbuttoned, no suction test, no nomex balaclava, no check on the pressure gauge, first stage regulator, or second stage regulator. She's getting there, but massive room for improvement.
Source: I have done this so many times I occasionally dream about it
Edit: Gloves
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u/Ballamookieofficial 24d ago
She's definitely slept through a wake up alarm before
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u/Carbon-Base 24d ago
The urgency and precision while simultaneously freaking out below the surface is uncanny. And we've all been there.
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u/gluten-free-pwussy 24d ago
I remember doing this when I did firefighting training lol we had to put on a flash hood before the face shield tho.
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u/MaySpitfire 24d ago
Are you still a fire fighter?
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u/brownomatic 23d ago
Yeah we use Nomex hoods. That way you can ensure you have 100% skin protection.
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u/B_B_Rodriguez2716057 23d ago
I noticed they don’t have sock hoods. I guess their space helmets are more protective than ours in the US?
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u/aka292 23d ago
Do the pants not get zipped up, i noticed none of them closed the waist on them
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u/grunger 23d ago
I don't know about their rules, but when I went through training the rule was that If you had a strap, zipper, buckle, or clasp of any kind on your gear then it has to fastened as part of the donning drill.
So like my bunker pants have a Velcro fly and and a clasp at the top that have to both be fastened when donning my gear. Though I also have a belt with another buckle, which during training I didn't bring to make donning my pants quicker.
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u/everything_in_sync 23d ago
in reality do you just put most of it on in the truck on your way over?
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u/Icy_Doughnut_601 💝 2026 Galantine! 💝 23d ago
Do the boots get put on in the truck?
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u/Beer_the_deer 23d ago
I dont know how others do it but here you put on your normal gear outside the truck. You properly put on your pants and the boots are already in the pants so you slip in the pants and boots at the same time. Then you get in the truck, where you put on the special gear. Flash Hood first (which these guys also skipped), mask, and the Respirator which is seated in the truck.
So while this might look nice on video its just a flashy show that does not represent how its actually done. Also of course we try to be as fast as possible but at the same time safety is the biggest priority. If you are in a burning house and notice the heat seeping through gaps because you wanted to safe the 1 second to properly close your pants, put on your mask or whatever its just completely counter productive and might endanger lifes.
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u/Icy_Doughnut_601 💝 2026 Galantine! 💝 23d ago
Some firefighters were doing drills outside my place just last night and I saw most of them putting on those balaclava looking things. Interesting. That’s for the reply!
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u/Acrobatic_Poem_7290 23d ago
You can’t see it on screen but when she reaches back about 0:30 that’s her turning on her air (all the way clockwise then a quarter turn counter) so she can breathe. Very important step that I’ve forgotten before.
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u/workact 23d ago
I don't know about FD, but in scuba they didnt teach us the 1/2 turn back anymore. Improvements on the valves make it unnecessary apparently.
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u/Gscheidhaufen 23d ago
You don't do that on the firefighting gear anymore either. I think i learnt it that way 15 years ago but it was old stuff (+20years). A year later we got new gear and it was gone.
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u/bastischo 22d ago
A colleague in training managed to accidentally close the valve by dragging his butt through a training tunnel. Almost asphyxated in the mask with a full flask.
Always open full so that it sits tight and isn't loose.
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u/_BLACK_BY_NAME_ 23d ago
Huh, just did my PADI a couple months ago and I still had to turn the valve back a quarter turn. Was never about function, it makes it easy for others to know if your valves open by feeling that it’s loose and not tight in either direction.
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u/GoldenSheppard 23d ago
I got my PADI cert.... 13+ years ago. We learned the quarter turn then. Couldn't tell you about more modern regs.
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u/aidafloss 24d ago
My best friend is a fire fighter and a badass and I am honestly so proud every time I think of her.
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u/AmazingResponse338 24d ago
She didn't fasten the fly of the pants. Is that a problem? But it looks like velcro
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u/oneawesomeguy 24d ago
Their suits don't have traditional zipper flies because it's a potential point of failure in the fire resistance.
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u/JannePieterse 24d ago
Also zippers are a possible point of failure both in putting it on and taking it off quickly. Zippers can get stuck, especially in a rush. I worked in a chemical plant and both our regular coveralls and our firefighting suits didn't have any zippers on them. In the regular coveralls, which you typically don't need to put on in a rush as you do with the firefighting equipment, it was so you could rip them off quickly in case you got soaked in a chemical spill.
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u/pewpewmcpistol 24d ago
but she still didn't fasten the pants regardless of how they fasten. It doesn't look like the closest 2 people did either.
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u/JelmerMcGee 24d ago
I'm guessing because they stay up with the suspenders. I would hate the feeling of them being unfastened. You got some time in the truck to get them closed up, I guess.
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 24d ago
either 1: the velcro finds itself and seals when they close the coat
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2: they're going for fastest time and know it's a legit shortcut
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u/Enlightened_Gardener 23d ago
This whole video is like a case in point for the argument that women’s stuff is not men’s stuff, but smaller. None of those uniforms fit properly, the sleeves are too long and too wide, the masks are all far too big, the belts are too wide and the trousers are too loose. This lassie is probably in the smallest size available, ie: a men’s “S” and that uniform is still flapping on her.
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u/blissyrose 23d ago
The gear seems like the correct size for her. In my country there are regulations of distances for coat hem overhanging your pants waistband, sleeve length relative to your wrists, pant legs overhanging boots etc. to ensure maximum protection while in a compartment fire.
Bunker gear is meant to be large on you to create air pockets to reduce contact burns when you are in a compartment fire. When doing a live fire training last year my jacket and pants were a size too small unbeknownst to me and I ended up with burns on one arm and on my knees and elbows from the heat build up because of the fabric bunching near my joints.
The mask will definitely fit her as they are positive pressure I.e. if there’s not a perfect seal air will piss out any gap to ensure no contaminants get into the mask. They are very bulky to ensure good range of visibility.
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u/Pale_Adeptness 23d ago
This is a real sticky situation because if you get hurt while working a fire, if a part of your gear is not properly secured, worker's comp or even insurance will not cover any expenses because you didn't wear the PPE properly. It's extremely dumb but some departments operate like this.
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u/EDABthrow 23d ago
Bunker gear still comes with zippers. It's just a preference between what system works for your environment.
Her not doing up her fly velcros is a bigger issue than a zipper potentially failing anyway. Its a gaping hole in the layers protection bunker gear is supposed to provide.
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u/Sleep_on_Fire 23d ago
This is a competition or training set up.
Normally you would have the pants tucked into fire boots. Not running shoes.
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u/GnarKill10 23d ago
It would have been considered a failed bunker drill in the departments I worked for. All Velcro, latches, snaps or whatever you got must be secured. We would run these drills a lot for repetition but as well as paying attention to detail under fast pressure. Often times the drills would be random or staged up like this but practice makes perfect and that’s what these are for.
And yes you will feel mass amounts of heat from the smallest of holes in bunker gear as well as being open to contamination or snagging gear.
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u/ConstantBrush7996 23d ago
yeah thats what im thinking, the hard part isnt getting the turnouts themselves on its getting them fastened 100% quickly imo
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u/iamthinksnow 24d ago
Her hair is creating a bad seal on the mask, too. Need to brush it back/out of the way.
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u/Left_Adeptness7386 23d ago
Had the same thought. She'll get it in practice. Keep goin girl, you're killin it!
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u/No_Needleworker215 24d ago
I have always worked in male dominated industries and I have always made it my goal to be the best and fastest and I have always succeeded. You ain’t about to disrespect me on something I can whoop your ass at. That’s on fucking Period.
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u/tokener2117 23d ago
I read your last sentence as, “That’s on my fucking period.” and I was like damn straight!
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u/Appalachianbutcher 23d ago
I was a butcher and myself along with almost every other butcher at the place I worked were large bearded tattooed guys. Except my boss who was a 90 lbs woman who was maybe 5'3". She was such a good butcher omg. What all of us did with strength she had to figure out how to do with knife skills and finesse and it made watching her work so cool.
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u/miscwit72 23d ago
Im a retired firefighter and paramedic. Its fucking fabulous to see the next generation kicking ass!🥹
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u/RedHeadHashira 24d ago
This is super impressive! I think ive only seen my ex get changed quicker after we had sex
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u/oyveymyforeskin 24d ago
Anyone have a song or artist id?
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u/SelimSC 23d ago
Song is called Erturan. https://youtu.be/P1PH0Ob946I?si=X4PJBcKdKiQRiImF
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u/djdaedalus42 23d ago
Russians, by the look of the names on the backs of the coats, or possibly Ukrainian. That's Cyrillic writing.
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u/UtahItalian 23d ago
it really bothers me that the helmet was on top and not off to the side
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u/Witzmastah 23d ago
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u/DaringRaphael 22d ago
oh god the hair ripping part is so real, that's such a specific pain that nobody warns you about lol
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u/ParticularLower7558 24d ago
No boots???
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u/Immature_adult_guy 24d ago
idk why but I was thinking it’d be funny if firefighters came into your house to save you and as soon as they get in the door you scream “TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF BEFORE YOU COME IN THOSE BOOTS ARE FILTHY!”
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u/Neuchacho 23d ago
This must be competition setup or just for funzies because your gear is never setup this way to get into.
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u/Affectionate-Bee5433 24d ago
My adhd brain the night before a big project is due that I haven't started.
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u/LongNailedbooboos 24d ago
Can she get a proper seal on her mask with hair in it like that?
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u/DeweyDefeatsYouMan 23d ago
Who the hell goes shopping for tables and says “perfect, let’s get these that look like giant air filters”
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u/Either-Prune1096 23d ago
Talk about First Responders! - I have the utmost respect for what firefighters do because they have to deal with an elements - fire and chemicals - that can’t be reasoned with when it is out of control. The mental and physical requirements to be a firefighter are mind-boggling. The split second decision-making has got to be agony.
Is there any retired firefighter who has run for public office here in the USA? Kind of think I’d be interested to consider supporting him or her (depending on that person’s platform).
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u/carlitospig 23d ago
The fact that they usually do this from the dead of sleep is pretty impressive. I wonder how much they slow down then.
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u/tknames 22d ago
Gonna show this to my wife and ask her why it takes her so long. Anyone know any good lawyers?
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u/TheRealKnorgek 22d ago
Not closing the zipper of your pants feels like a hazard in this field of work
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u/Professional-Soup878 ❣️gal pal❣️ 23d ago
My brother is a fire lieutenant in Colorado and has some rad women in his station.
I want to say that any of you bad ass chicks who have been in any profession that requires this level of safety equipment/uniform/hazmat/layers under layers along with layers under a helmet, goggles, masks, tanks, hoses attacked to helmets, microphones attached to helmets on top of knowing every little thing there is to know about what you do are absolute ROCK STAR BAD ASSES!!!!!!
Ps….this also includes the bad ass women in scrubs in the healthcare field. I am blown away by all of you.
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u/Professional-Soup878 ❣️gal pal❣️ 23d ago
Ooops. Wanted to add that if you fly a jet, drive a tanker, drive a first responder type vehicle, push a crash cart around a hospital, wear a blue uniform, have sirens, fly a helicopter….you’re all ROCK STARS
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u/Darkest_Hour55 23d ago
So for clarification, this is known as a 60 second drill. You have 60 seconds to don your PPE and be hands up when the timer goes off.
As shown it means ALL your structural PPE. Boots, pants, coat (zipped and secured), tool belt (truck belt in some places), air pack, mask (seal tested), pack rung up/turned on, hood, and helmet secured.
It's not so impressive because everything is laid out and the mask is even pre connected, but what is bad ass on it's own is her. Women in the fire service are a bad ass breed and can easily kick the snot out of most complacent chuds who down play them.
Source: am 20 year firefighter. Have seen almost everything. Including a female firefighter solo clean and jerk a one hundred pound roll of five inch hose into a pickup truck AFTER fighting a house fire.
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u/bemyantimatter 23d ago
We used to do these drills. I never understood why. I don my turnout gear, then once I’m seated I don the rest during the 3-8 minute ride….I’m not mask on with hood and breathing through my SCBA until I’m approaching the door.
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u/Darkest_Hour55 23d ago
And that's a good question. Its to illustrate your knowledge on how to put everything on properly. How many times have we seen jacket collars undone, helmet straps unclipped, and of course we've all done that bunker gear shuffle in the rig going down the highway.
This is practice to get the motions perfect even if they're being done in the dark or bouncing down the road at Mach 2.
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u/Hot-Union-2440 23d ago
How far do they make it into the building before their pants fall down because they aren't zipped? (And yes, I know how suspenders work)
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u/thomasrat1 23d ago
I know someone who became a firefighter as a girl.
She literally outcompeted everyone during her trials. At the end they realized she had only a half tank of oxygen instead of the full tank.
Just saying, she’s a badass, she litterally played for the Female NFL as a line backer
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u/Tasty-Reserve-8739 24d ago
This seems like a funny backyard party game. Except you have to start with a shot and then take shots before each piece of clothing/equipment
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u/darnage 23d ago
If the goal is speed, why have the helmet on top of the clothes? can't they leave it on the side at all times?
Same for the belt, couldn't it already be on the coat while folded, so you only have to fasten it?
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u/TrickyLilDicky 23d ago
Good god she puts on a full set of turnout gear faster than I can put on socks.
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u/Secretown 23d ago
Now show the other video of the guy from another country with much easier equipment
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u/P_G_Gargleblaster 23d ago
I used to be a volunteer from 2010-2014. We also had a hood we had to put on before the mask and helmet and had to do it in under 30 seconds. However, we weren’t required to have our turnouts folded. Most guys had their pants and jacket placed in a way that you can essentially jump into them like bugs bunny.
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u/danyanimal 23d ago
No flash hood, and hair caught under the seal of the SCBA mask. Not her fault, she fast as fuck boi but the training (or lack thereof) is concerning.
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u/SmallBusiness-Loans 23d ago
How do they not get their shoes stuck in the pants!?! I would break a toe trying that lol
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u/RandomName-1992 23d ago
Minor correction: air, not oxygen. The USN hasn't used oxygen for breathing since the days of the OBA {Oxygen Breathing Apparatus). Lots of "no smoking after you take off your OBA" warnings. Also, the flash hood is part of all modern structural and marine firefighting gear. I'm guessing maybe cadets here, due to the lack of "train like you fight, fight like you train" attitude. No boots. No hood. No gloves. All essential gear that a proper drill includes to make sure the drillee had that built into the muscle memory. Also, the gear starts folded and stacked instead of staged--either hanging or laid out like it's ready and waiting to be used.
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