GO # 16 Care and Testing of Fire Hose Flashcards
Who is the bureau hose officer?
B shift battalion chief
Who shall be designated as the station hose officer?
B shift officer on the engine
What computer application shall serve as the master inventory database for all Portland fire and rescue firehose?
Hose inventory system
How should you wash firehose?
Brush and clean water
A strong soap or mild detergent may be used in extreme cases to clean firehoses where stains are the result of ___ or ____ exposure.
Oil or acid
In the event that mold and mildew form on polyester hose it should be cleaned with what?
Soap and water
In persistent or severe cases of mold on polyester firehose, what type of solution should use to clean the hose?
1 cup bleach in 5 gallons of water
Before hose is loaded, what should you do to the swivels and threads of the couplings if necessary?
Graphite
If the gasket is _______, _________ or _______ appreciably into the waterway, Replace it with a fresh, Properly fitted gasket.
Hardened
Deteriorated
or Protrudes
If the threads of a male coupling needs filing, what shall be used?
7”, double tapered, extra slim, three corner file.
All hose couplings should be check for damage and a light film of ______ ____ applied to the gasket before coupling as necessary.
Petroleum jelly
Do not allow vehicles equipped with studded tires or chains to run over firehose unless the hose has been properly bridged with ______ _______.
Hose jumpers
Salvage hose is stored in the hose depot, and is marked how?
s2,s3 or s4
When would an incident commander arrange for hose replacement with salvage hose?
If mop up on the scene is going to be A day or longer.
Companies reload their hose on frontline and reserve apparatus every ___ months.
Three months
Hose changes shall occur quarterly in what months?
January
April
July
October
When marking firehose, Fireboats will have what letter in front of the number?
B 17
When marking hose that belongs on reserve apparatus, what letter will proceed the number?
A
How is wash down hose marked?
Engine Company number
Three yellow bands 1/2” wide
Firehose will be marked with what size stencil supplied from logistics?
3 inch
The proper identifying number on fire hose shall be marked __” from the couplings.
10 inches
When remarking old 1 3/4” hose, what size is the stencil?
2.5” x 7.5”
Unless it’s a reserve apparatus, and then the size is:
2.5” x 10 3/4”
When remarking 2” or 3” hose, what sizes the stencil?
4” x 5.5”
Unless it’s a reserve apparatus, and then the size is:
4” x 7 3/4”
Old numbers on hose shall be blocked out with?
New numbers shall be centered within this block using what type of paint?
Yellow Latex paint
Black latex paint
Black, Yellow and red latex paint is available through?
Company supplies
All wildland hose will be marked with what identifying mark?
PF&R, 10” from the coupling
All assigned hose will be pressure tested annually between ____ __ and ______ __.
April 1 and November 1
Station captains will e-mail the Chief hose officer by January 1 with notification of what three things?
- Completion of annual hose testing
- Completion of quarterly hose changes
- Confirmation of accurate hose inventories and any discrepancies.
NFPA 1962 test standards for hose purchased after what date?
July 1, 1987
When service testing firehose other than wildland hose, you need to test at ___ psi for __ minutes.
400 psi
5 minutes
What kind of pump do you need to use for hose testing?
Two-stage pump in pressure mode.
The annual host test will be conducted with a __ port hose test manifold with ____ ________ gates.
12
Blue chapman
When should you place a blue chapman test gate on a discharge port on the pump panel?
When testing small portions of hose
Only test a maximum of ___ linear feet of hose for each discharge port on the hose test manifold.
300 linear feet
Secure the hose to the apparatus with the utility strap, __ to __ inches from the coupling.
10” to 15”
To check for coupling slippage, what do you do?
Black permanent marker on couplings
When doing hose testing, to check for leaks before increasing to test pressure, fill the hose with water and pressurize to __ psi, plus or minus __ psi.
45 psi
5 psi
Inspect the fire hose during the test by standing __’ to the ____ side of the hose and face away from the pump panel.
15’
Left
What shall be worn during all hose testing?
Helmets and gloves
Wildland hose will be tested at ___ psi for __ minutes.
250 psi
5 minutes
On what coupling will you find the inventory number for that hose?
Female coupling
To identify damaged area of hose, masking tape shall be wrapped completely around the hose within __” of the damaged area.
2”
Also attach a wire tag with company and hose information.
Where is the hose depot located?
At logistics in the basement of the west storage building
Who is the only person who has administrative rights to transfer hose from the hose depot to the individual apparatus in the hose inventory system?
Chief hose officer
Picking up hose from the hose depot should be done during business hours, what are those hours?
0800 to 1600
Spare hose around the station can be used on first-line apparatus provided it has been tested within the ____ _____.
Within the Last year
