Bail Out Bag??

[HoldingAc35]

Hey guys, long time lurker, really like this forum. I work in a posting system so we don't get quarters or stations and spend the entire shift on the box. We run primarily 911 but a bunch of IFT's as well.

I haven't found much talk on here about bail out bags. We do a lot of county work with up to 40 mile lights and siren responses, and every now and then a crew will get stuck or break down and have to ruck their way out. Comms can be an issue at those distances too as I work in a very mountainous region. There's been a few times where we are out in the sticks and the locals have paid more than a little attention to us. We haven't had too many violent encounters, but they do happen and PD is often at least 15 minutes away. In a worst case scenario a crew may have to abandon the box and flee. Do any of you carry a specific bag or set up that is oriented to that scenario? What does it look like? What do you carry? I'm talking about food/water, medical supplies, every day carry items.

And please for the love of Motorola let's not go anywhere near the whole self-defense/weapons issue. I'll leave that up to each of you to decide for yourself. Cheers!

 

[Rialaigh]

Hey guys, long time lurker, really like this forum. I work in a posting system so we don't get quarters or stations and spend the entire shift on the box. We run primarily 911 but a bunch of IFT's as well.

I haven't found much talk on here about bail out bags. We do a lot of county work with up to 40 mile lights and siren responses, and every now and then a crew will get stuck or break down and have to ruck their way out. Comms can be an issue at those distances too as I work in a very mountainous region. There's been a few times where we are out in the sticks and the locals have paid more than a little attention to us. We haven't had too many violent encounters, but they do happen and PD is often at least 15 minutes away. In a worst case scenario a crew may have to abandon the box and flee. Do any of you carry a specific bag or set up that is oriented to that scenario? What does it look like? What do you carry? I'm talking about food/water, medical supplies, every day carry items.

And please for the love of Motorola let's not go anywhere near the whole self-defense/weapons issue. I'll leave that up to each of you to decide for yourself. Cheers!

I have a fantastic little backpack that has some canned soup, crackers, a snickers bar, phone charger, water, gatorade, a few 4X4's, tape and bandaids. I throw a book in there too, I try and keep it in the ambulance whenever I am on shift, good for snacks, soups good if we get a long out of town transport and I'm feeling cheap, books good for entertainment, and bandaids are always useful...the 4X4's are just cause Im a total wacker :rofl:


Its a really nice, compact, heavy duty backpack. Id recommend getting one and throwing bottled water, etc in it. at no time is my pack ever full or weigh more then 5-10 pounds tops. Its great cause it goes in my car, in the ambulance, camping, road trips, everywhere, takes up no space, and is easy to remember. Also the place I leave my stethoscope when I get off shift so its always with me when I come back on

 

[Tigger]

I only keep the highest of speed gear with me on the ambulance. I mean look at how quality that bag is.

We're out of a station so I mostly keep stuff that I would not want to get caught without if we end up outdoors for a while.

Right now I have a poly t shirt, extra hiking socks, rain pants, fleece vest, clif bars, mints, CAT, sharpies, some first aid supplies for me, pedi-wheel, extra gloves, a starbucks double shot (most important part), beanie, flashlight, and protocol book.

I keep my Nalgene and ANSI coat clipped to it. Depending on the station I might put my harness and some webbing in it too. One fire department does rope rescue but has one EMT, so they'll lower us in. The webbing for making a handline on over-the-embankment calls since we'll beat the fire department by a lot at night.