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March 2001
Training
Hillcrest Fire Department
Before we get started
Pair up with someone
Take and record their vitals
What did you get?
Pulse
Rate and Quality
B/P
Respirations
Rate and Quality
Skin color, temp, moisture
Eyes
Pupil reactivity, equality?
Practice with Patient History
Signs and Symptoms
Allergies
Medicines
Past Pertinent Medical History
Last Oral Intake
Events Leading to Problem
Where we are going tonight
Overview of fire hose
Hose care
Hose appliances
Hose rolls
How to damage a hose
Mechanical
Thermal
Organic
Chemical
Mechanical Damage
Tears
Crushing
Water Hammer
Hose Lays
Pump Vibration
Excessive Pressure
Thermal Damage
Avoid excessive heat when possible
How and where hose is dried after a fire
Bed covers
Organic Damage
Mold and Mildew
Hose should be clean and dry
Remove, sweep and inspect all woven
jacket hose every 30 days
Run water through hose every 90 days to
prevent drying and cracking of rubber
jacket
Chemical Damage
Oils, paints, acids, bases
Runoff at fire scenes (especially car fires)
Where should hose be placed?
Care and Maintenance - washing
Hard rubber and booster hose
Woven Jacket Hose
Neutralize acid exposure with baking soda and
water
Oil removed with soap and water
Dirt can be scrubbed off the hose using brush or
broom
Can use hose-washing machine
Care and Maintenance - drying
Hose dryer
Hose tower
Lay out hose
Remember, to avoid thermal damage when drying
Care and Maintenance – storing
Rolled and stored in racks
Ways to roll hose
Straight Roll
Donut Roll
Twin Donut Roll
Self-Locking Twin Donut Roll
Donut Roll – when used
Loading hose back onto truck at scene
Placed in storage
Does it matter which end I start with?
Donut Roll – when used
Used when the hose needs to be deployed
directly from roll
Both ends are accessible
Male end should be on the inside
Twin Donut Roll – when used
Used on 1 ½, 1 ¾ typically, but can be used
on larger hoses
Diameter of the roll is smaller so it is easier
to carry
Has place for handle, or with Self-Locking
version, the handle is part of the roll
Hose Appliances and Tools
Hose Appliances can have water flowing
through them
Hose Tools don’t
Common Appliances
Valves
Ball
Gate
Butterfly
Clapper Valve
Valve Devices
Wye (Can be gated)
Siamese
Water Thief
Large Diameter Hose Appliance ( Manifold )
Common Appliances – cont.
Fittings – connect hoses of different sizes and
thread types
Reducers
Elbows
Caps – cover male end
Plugs – cover female end
Adapter connects hoses with dissimilar thread
types, but same size hose
M-M
F-F
Strainers
Common Hose Tools
Hose Rollers
Hose Clamps
20 feet from apparatus, 5 feet from coupling
Spanner Wrench, Hydrant Wrench, Mallet
Hose Bridges or Ramps
Chafing Block
Hose Strap, Hose Rope, Hose Chain
Care of hose couplings
Clean threads
Avoid dropping or dragging especially male
end
Ensure the swivel works, clean regularly
Inspect gasket
Be careful when unrolling
Threaded Hose Couplings
Swivel
Higbee Cut
Hose Couplings
Common
Threaded
Storz
Less Common
Quarter Turn
Olifield Rocker Lug
Smap
Lug Types
Pin Lugs
Recessed Lugs
Commonly seen in booster hose to avoid
damage while winding onto reel
Rocker Lugs
Most Common