Technical Rescue & SCBA Breathing Apparatus Manual 🛠️

In addition to suppressing fires, firefighters perform technical rescues, vehicle extrications, and entry into hazardous IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health) atmospheres.

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🥽 SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) & Guide Lines

When entering buildings filled with toxic smoke:

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SCBA Air Tank (`scba`): Equip the `scba` item from your inventory to wear your air pack. The SCBA protects your lungs from smoke damage, coughing fits, and health loss.

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HUD Air Gauge: Monitors your tank pressure in real time (330 Bar capacity). Running or sprinting drains air faster!

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SCBA Flashlight ('K') & PASS Alarm ('H'): Press 'K' to toggle your helmet-mounted spotlight. If you fall unconscious or remain motionless for 30 seconds, your PASS Alarm will sound loudly ('H' to reset) to alert nearby rescue crews.

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Search Guide Line (`scbarope`): In zero-visibility smoke, deploy the `scbarope` item. Unspool the guide line as you search rooms so you can easily trace your way back out to safety.

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🛠️ Rescue Tools & Entry Equipment

All rescue equipment are physical QBCore inventory items stored in the Firefighter Armory at the station:

Tool / Item	Name in Inventory	Role & Function
Ventilation Fan	`fan`	Usable item deployed at building entrances to clear dense smoke out of indoor rooms.
Vehicle Stabiliser	`stabiliser`	Rescue struts deployed under rolled or overturned vehicles to prevent movement during victim extrication.
Hydraulic Spreader	`weapon_spreader`	"Jaws of Life" tool used to force open crushed car doors and collapsed metal frames.
Halligan Bar	`weapon_halligan`	Heavy prying tool for forcible entry through locked doors and windows.
Rescue Rotary Saw	`weapon_saw`	High-speed saw for cutting through steel security gates, metal doors, and vehicle roofs.
Drip Torch	`weapon_frrc`	Controlled burn torch used by wildfire crews to create backburn fuel breaks.
Fire Investigation Kit	`fire_toolkit`	Tool set used by arson investigators to determine fire origin and causes.

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Police Access: In addition to firefighters, law enforcement personnel (`police`, `bcso`, `sahp`, `sapd`) are cross-authorized to carry and use FireTools (`weapon_halligan`, `weapon_spreader`, `weapon_saw`, etc.) during tactical breaches and vehicle rescues!