Tools: What's in Your Pockets, and Why?

摘要

"WHY DO FIREFIGHTERS WEAR red suspenders?" As firefighters, we may have used this old joke to open up a children's fire prevention class or to break the ice when we were delivering a presentation to a community group. We may have even used it as a technique to get the crowd involved at a demonstration at a community event. The answer, of course, is, "To keep our pants from falling down." Have you ever asked your fellow members, "Why do firefighters have such big pockets on their pants?" The answer should be clear: "So that we can put tools in them." The problem is, there are many firefighters who don't put a lot of items in their pockets; in many cases, their pockets are empty or have just a pair of gloves in them. There are no tools to help them do their job; to make it easier or more efficient; or, most importantly, to help save their lives or those of other firefighters when things go bad. That is the reality in the area where I work and volunteer. And that's why I developed a class that focuses on why some firefighters don't carry personal tools, how we can motivate them to carry them, and what tools they should carry.