![]() ![]() ![]() Complete kits can run into the hundreds of dollars - outfitting a department of any size can run into a substantial chunk of change. The bottom line is that it affects the bottom line. A two story building lends itself to a body belay - over three and you really need a harness and a descender - an additional cost if you don't have turnouts that include them. Your primary response area may be all one and two story residential, but if a neighbor has a five story commercial, you have to plan your kits for that. The law/rules also state that your risk assessment must include those bordering jurisdictions into which you may respond. On top of that, DOL is aggressively enforcing the law, stating that they will visit every fire department within 16 months. The law (and it's accompanying Dep't of Labor rules) and it's implementation has been pushed on the fire service with virtually no guidance beyond "git'r done." F'rinstance, there is no guidance on what constitutes acceptable proficiency, or even who can make that determination. That said, NY's bailout system law was a knee jerk reaction to an incident in NYC. I think I understand SRLFD448's sentiment - we seem to be spending a lot of time teaching our folks what to do when things go bad (which they should still know, regardless), as opposed to teaching them how to recognize a situation that probably will go bad and how to take appropriate action before it does. ![]()
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