Fire Hose, Streams, And Appliances 12381u

FIRE HOSE, STREAMS, AND APPLIANCES

FIRE STREAM 2

A stream of water or other extinguishing agent from the time it leaves the nozzle or other discharge orifice until it reaches the desired point in the proper configuration

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TYPE OF FIRE STREAMS 3

Solid Stream

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TYPE OF FIRE STREAMS 4

Broken Stream

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TYPE OF FIRE STREAMS 5

Fog Stream

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TYPE OF FIRE STREAMS 6

Straight Stream

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NOZZLE TYPES Solid Stream 7

Hand line 50 psi

Master stream 80 psi Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

NOZZLE TYPES Fog 8

Adjustable Gallonage 100 psi

Constant Gallonage 100 psi Automatic 100 psi Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

NOZZLE TYPES Special Stream 9

Piercing

Distributor Foam Application Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

Cellar

FIRE HOSE 10

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Flexible tube used by fire fighters to carry water under pressure from the source of supply to the point of discharge Fire hose is generally classified by its size and construction

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FIRE HOSE Construction 11

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Materials

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Construction

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Lining

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Couplings

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FIRE HOSE Size 12

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¾”, 1”  small fires 1½”, 1¾”, 2”, & 2½”  attack lines 2½”, 3”, 4”, 5” and larger  supply of pumpers, sprinkler systems, master streams, etc. under pressure

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FIRE HOSE Care 13

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Cleaning

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Drying  Should

NOT dry fire hose on hot pavement

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HOSE COUPLING Parts 14

shank

lug swivel Female

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Male

HOSE COUPLING 15

Higbee Indicator Higbee Cut

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HOSE APPLIANCES AND TOOLS Definitions 16

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Hose Appliance - a device used in conjunction with fire hose through which water will flow Hose Fitting - a device used to connect fire hoses of different sizes or thread types

Hose Tool - a device used in conjunction with fire hose through which water does NOT flow

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HOSE APPLIANCES Wye 17

Water Thief Gated Wye

Plain Wye

(Leader Line Wye)

Siamese Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

HOSE APPLIANCES Adapters 18

Double Male

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Double Female

HOSE APPLIANCES Reducer 19

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HOSE TOOLS 20

Hose clamp

Hose jacket

Hose hoist

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HOSE TOOLS 21

Hydrant Wrench

Spanner Wrenches

Rope Hose Tool & Strap Hose Tool

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HOSE LOADS Supply Line 22

Accordion Load Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

HOSE LOADS Supply Line 23

Horseshoe Load Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

HOSE LOADS Supply Line 24

Flat Load Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

HOSE LOADS Attack Line 25

Flat Load

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HOSE LOADS Attack Line 26

Triple Layer Load

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HOSE ROLLS 27

Straight Roll (storage roll)

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HOSE ROLLS 28

Donut Roll

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HOSE ROLLS 29

Twin Donut Roll

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COUPLING FIRE HOSE Methods 30

Two Fire Fighter

Foot-tilt

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UNCOUPLING FIRE HOSE Methods 31

Stiff-arm

Knee-press

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HOSE CARRIES 32

Shoulder Loop Carry

Accordion Shoulder Carry Street Drag Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

EXTENDING HOSELINE 33

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REPLACING BURST HOSE SECTION 34

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NOZZLE OPERATION 35

Closed

Open

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NOZZLE OPERATION Pattern Adjustment 36

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Grasp pattern adjustment control located at tip of the nozzle Rotate clockwise for straight stream and counter-clockwise for fog pattern

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NOZZLE OPERATION Flow Adjustment 37

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Grasp flow selector ring located between bale and pattern adjustment control Rotate ring until desired flow setting aligns with the indicator (arrow, notch, dot, etc.)

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WATER HAMMER 38

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Surge in pressure in hose lines and piping resulting from the rapid opening or closing of nozzles or other valves, hose clamps, etc. Often causes a sound much like a hammer striking a metal pipe May be prevented by opening and closing nozzles, valves and hose clamps slowly

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ADVANCING HOSELINE Into A Structure 39

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ADVANCING HOSELINE Up A Ladder 40

Uncharged Charged Fire Hose, Appliances and Streams

OPERATING A NOZZLE From A Ladder 41

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ADVANCING HOSELINE Stairway 42

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ADVANCING HOSELINE Standpipe 43

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