Independent gear guides for Australian and New Zealand firefighters
What kind of firefighter are you?
Pick your role and we'll show you the gear worth buying with your own money, with prices and shops in Australia and New Zealand.
- Bushfire volunteerRFS, CFA, CFS, RFSQ, DFES, TFS and FENZ rural crews.
- Urban and structuralStructural crews, BA wearers and composite stations.
- Rescue and road crashRoad crash rescue, general rescue and USAR support.
- Just joinedWhat you're issued, and what to buy before your first callout.
- Protecting my homePreparing a property and a family before the fire season.
Christmas and pre-season
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Best helmet torches for Australian and NZ firefighters
Helmet torches compared for bushfire and structural work: output, batteries, glove-friendly switches and where to buy in Australia and New Zealand.
DraftGift guide · AU + NZ
Gifts for firefighters: 25 ideas under $100
Christmas gift ideas for the volunteer or career firefighter in your life, all under $100 and all things they'll actually use on the job or off it.
DraftKit list · AU + NZ
Home bushfire survival kit: the checklist
A printable checklist for the bushfire survival kit every household in a bushfire-prone area should pack before the season starts.
DraftGuide · NZ
Joining FENZ as a volunteer: the kit you'll actually want
What Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteers are issued, what they end up buying themselves, and where to buy it in New Zealand.
DraftGuide · AU
Joining the NSW RFS: what you're issued and what to buy yourself
A new member's guide to NSW RFS kit: what your brigade issues, what volunteers buy themselves, and what can wait until after your first few callouts.
DraftReview · AU + NZ
Adalit L5 Power review
TODO(Dan) A field review of the Adalit L5 Power firefighting torch. Sample page for the single-review template.
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