The tools, equipment and gear required for fire fighting are as varied and complex as the role of the fire fighter in an ever-changing landscape of emergency response. The various situations where the services of trained fire fighters are required and requested are vast and varied. This is why the need for a wide assortment of fire fighting equipment is a necessity within the field.

Fire fighting equipment can range from the turnout and bunker gear the fire fighters wear to protect their bodies to the helmets and boots used to provide additional protection. It is also essential for tools to be on hand and ready to be used at a moments notice to assist with breaking windows, removing doors from buildings, cutting through metal and various other situations that require hand and power tools to perform required functions.

A fire fighter must understand the importance of having the right fire fighting equipment on hand, on the rig and in a go bag to be as prepared as possible. This typically results in larger tools and equipment being kept on trucks and utility vehicles and smaller items kept in fire fighter gear bags that are brought along on all calls. It is that right mix of tools, equipment and gear that helps to ensure every disaster or situation attended to by a fire fighter will have the fire fighting equipment ready to go so that the fire fighter can get the job done as quickly and effectively as possible.