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Gary freedom protector They’re accountability tags

Austin Montgomery in my county, ours are clipped to our turnout coats. We put them on a board in the engine or truck we are on. So we know whose here and who isn’t if someone doesn’t call mayday.

In a career department, you may hav the luxury of having an assigned function or seat … every shift. Volunteers don’t have that luxury. They don’t know who will show, or what their assignment is until they arrive. And that is why you see the accountability tag hanging from their helmet. My recommendation to the volunteers: when you get to training and receive an assignment, hang your tag where you would at a fire. Follow the same process during training that you would at an incident. It builds that muscle memory so you are counted when necessary at any incident. Stay safe!

So you wouldn't run in if it was general public that needed help?

I'm a former vol firefighter and trying to get back into it in TN

Why?

@@willmaki432 Just my opinion...

Depends, if they can actually complete all the training the same as the men then I think it's fine, but if the fire department lowered the standards just for the women that should honestly be illegal it is highly dangerous.

@@limemonster2295 That's actually what our military did, lowered the physical requirements, just so they can take in more women and transgenders. I don't know if that happened with firefighters, but if it did, I wouldn't be surprised.