Firefighter Suspenders

[ChaChi]

This guy's a close personal friend who's dad was killed in the line of duty at a working structure fire in Rhode Island while he was in college in Kentucky. He wanted his suspenders to commemorate that day and this is what we came up with. It's a Gamewell box with a banner above saying "LAST ALARM". These were pole-mounted alarm boxes that were placed out on the street for the general public to call for the fire department. They were numbered to identify their location. 4313 was the box his dad was called to the day he died. He ran out of air inside the burning building after being seperated from his crew and still managed to save 2 kids (1 at a time) that were trapped inside. He was found in the alley unconscious and later died. I was so proud to do this for his son. He's become one hell of a firefighter himself and I think he'll wear these for the remainder of his career. This is why I tool leather. Check out my new web site if you get a chance www.leatherworxbychachi.com. Thanks

[rawhide1]

ChaChi

That is some nice looking work!!!! Any fireman I know would be proud to wear those I know I would! Thanks for sharing the work and the story behind them.

Mike

[wood]

Very nice. My Dad is a firefighter in Austin and I know that things like that mean a lot to guys in that situation. Good work.

[ETW Grumpy]

Man, your work looks really cool. I love the way the colors are incorporated. Are they acyrilic (sp)? Your website is looking good as well and reflects the work ethic that we would all love to see more of.

[gunfighter48]

That brought a lump to my throat. My father, grandfather, and a great uncle were all firefighters. My grandfather was the first paid fire chief in our city and the second firefighter to die on duty. All of my wifes family except her dad were involved in the fire service. That friend will wear those suspenders with pride until they wear out. Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John

[ChaChi]

Thanks everybody for the compliments. I've made over a hundred sets of suspenders so far for firefighters across the country and this set will always be special to me. I'll post more pics in the future of other sets.

[TomSwede]

Those suspenders look really great! I almost want a pair myself jut 'cuz they look so nice!

The tooling and colouring is very nice and well brought out.

Tom

[Grunt]

Awesome job. Those are really nice. There is nothing like a personal story incorporated into a project to make it truly special.

Nick

[tazzmann]

That is awesome! I really like those. I wouldn't mind wearing them!

[Warren]

ChaChi, as a fellow firefighter I commend you on your work and your concern for your brothers. I am in the process of making a pair of suspenders for myself at the moment and hope to be able to make some for my brother firefighters here in Lubbock. I also want to make a radio strap for me and see if anyone else will want one as they are not in use on my department right now. I've always wondered why we don't use them as they make perfect sense to me, as do the leather suspenders. We are currently issued the clothe suspenders and belt clips for our radios. I don't like either one and hope to help change our ways,LOL. Nice to see a fellow firefighter making a go of leather work. I hope to be able to do the same someday. I've also done most of the side jobs you talk about on your website and currently have a very successful mowing business. Hope to see some morwe posts of your work soon. Keep up the good work and stay safe!

Warren