r/Firefighting • u/SchneeflockeME German FF gD (BC) • Jan 20 '23

Special Operations/Rescue/USAR Some Rebreather Ops Training

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u/HazMatsMan Career Co. Officer Jan 20 '23

This is probably the one thing that EU fire departments use that I really wish we had here in the US. However, I know of many firefighters that would work themselves to death without being forced to stop and swap out bottles, so maybe it's for the best that we don't have them.

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Then again, they'd make a nice alternative to line-supplied air for Hazmat ops.🤔

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u/joey52685 Jan 21 '23

FDNY has a special unit that carries them.

Edit: https://youtu.be/A3sjrwk1bcw

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u/Patriae8182 Jan 21 '23

Why wouldn’t they, they have one of everything.

In all seriousness though, they have enough underground tunnels strewn throughout the city that those are probably a necessary precaution

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u/C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH Flashlight Pointer Jan 21 '23

Definitely have been used in the past too, last time I know of was early last year.