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I share these pictures to show some of the mounting options available, and to suggest looking at many rigs when organizing your new rig. Plan them out so they work for your department's operations.

We had a chance to use the Iron Fox Flathead Axe in several different scenarios. It's a tough axe that can breach, break, and always starts.

This little scenario put some more tools in the guy's hands. We jammed a metal ring around a dummy's arm. The goal was to cut the ring off without cutting the coat or dummy.

We were interested to see how warm the washers got when cutting. The picture shows 143 degrees, but at one point it was up to 170. Remember to cool the patient in these scenarios.

This air kit is set-up to work off our Ajax chisel regulator and hose.  All we did was get the right size connections for the Ajax hose.  These tools run at 90 PSI and the box needs labeled for those 2 am calls. One challenge these days is that different pneumatic tools run at different pressures: i.e. airbags: 118 psi, ...

When I say thinking with muscle I include your cranium muscle. At last nights training we set-up a roll-over pinning scenario and also moved big blocks. It's not rocket science, but sometimes we could fall into a trap of what is not fastest and safest.

This is a pretty compact jig for cutting wedges on the scene or at the firehouse. Several pictures, a video, and the drawing for this jig are below.

Over the last few weeks we have had the opportunity to review and provide feedback on Ryno Concealment's tool caddy. They have been making gun holsters and other accessories for some time.

There are endless possibilities on how to store your tools and even more opinions on what tools to carry.

We've had the opportunity to review two COAST Products. Some thoughts on the HP14 LED Flashlight and Rapid Response 3.00 Knife are included in this post. Overall, both seem durable and reliable enough for everyday use.