Average Costs of Fire Fighting Gear

1. SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) - $3500.00
2. Bunker Coat - $1,025.00
3. Flash Light - $75.00
4. TIC (Thermal Imaging Camera) - $20,000.00
5. Gloves - $50.00
6. Bunker Pants - $710.00
7. Helmet - $170.00
8. Hood - $35.00
9. Irons - $300.00
10. Harness - $150.00
11. Boots - $200.00 

Learn the Firefighter Lingo!

• "Can"            Fire extinguisher filled with pressurized water.
• "Job"             A fire that is actively burning, otherwise known as a "worker".
• "Irons"          When the two tools, the Halligan Bar and the Flathead Axe, are strapped together.
• "Engine"        A piece of apparatus known as a Pumper.
• "Truck"          A piece of apparatus known as a Ladder or Tower.
• "Nob"            The nickname for the nozzle of a fire hose.
• "MVA"            Motor Vehicle Accident.
• "AFA"             Automatic Fire Alarm.
• "The Tool"      A tool that is powered by hydraulics that can spread or cut with great force.
• "RIT"              Rapid Intervention Team (This team is activated in the event of a "downed" firefighter).
• "Probie"         A member of the department that is still in training or holds a "Probationary" status.
• "Pin Job"        Motor Vehicle Accident with Rescue (patient entrapped in vehicle).