Hose Flashcards
Most commonly used hose for structure fires
1 3/4 combat lines
Call for water
Call for water
Shut off water
Pick up (job is done)
Increase Pressure (20 psi at the pump)
Increase Pressure (20 psi at the pump)
Decrease pressure (20 psi at the pump)
Decrease Pressure (20 psi at the pump)
Stacked tips at 80 psi - 1 3/8 inch tip
500 GPM
Stacked tips at 80 psi - 1 ½ inch tip
600 GPM
Stacked tips at 80 psi - 1 ¾ inch tip
800 GPM
Stacked tips at 80 psi - 2 inch tip
1000 GPM
What does a loop in a cross lay mean? (6” protruding fold)
50 foot section of hose
Range of hand line GPM
20 GPM to 350 GPM.
What is an apartment pack?
- 100 foot length of 1-3⁄4” hose
- Smooth bore has gated wye
- Fog has no gated wye
Male swivel connection in cross-lay hose beds?
Chick-San Swivel
Jump Line aka Crosslay
- 1 3⁄4” hose line pre-connected
- 150’ each
Large Diameter Hose (LDH) or Supply Hose
- 3 1⁄2” or bigger
- Our LDH is 5” with a 4 1/2” coupling
Master Stream
400 GPM or more
2 ½” Smooth Bore Nozzle tip sizes
1 1/8” and 1¼” tips
What is the GPM of a 2 1/2” smooth bore with a 1-1/8 inch tip at 50 & 80 psi?
50psi hand line (266 GPM)
80psi (300 GPM)
What is the GPM of a 2 1/2” smooth bore with a 1-1/4 inch tip at 50 & 80 psi?
50psi hand line (328 GPM)
80psi master stream (400 GPM)
What is a quick release device placed on apparatus to hold nozzle in an upright position?
Tri-Lock
What is a playpipe?
2 ½” Fog Nozzle
Playpipe GPM at 100 psi
300 GPM
What are nozzles and orientation of them on the Engine?
- Front left fog
- Rear right smooth bore
What is a crosslay?
150’ of 1-3⁄4” hose, and one 1-1/2” nozzle.
Green bale
1.75” crosslay/rear-preconnect/apartment pack smoothbore
Red bale
Front bumper line fog.
Blue bale
2.5” smoothbore
Front Bumper Line Nozzle Variable Gallonage
30, 60, (Preset to) 95, 125 GPM, Flush
Front Bumper Line Nozzle Pressure?
100 PSI
Crosslay Fog GPM
150 GPM
Crosslay smooth bore GPM?
- 7/8” tip flows 160 GPM
- 1” slug flows 200 GPM.
Crosslay nozzle tip pressure (both)
50 PSI
Booster Line Nozzle Gallonage
Off, Mop (8), 15, 30, Flush
Peanut line thread
National Pipe Thread
All hose except peanut line thread
National Hose Thread
Cut on the bump of a coupling
Higbee Cut
What is the ditty for following a handline out?
- Bump Bump to the Pump
- Long to live
What coupling is a discharge?
What coupling is an intake?
- Male is a discharge (dicks jizz)
- Female is an intake (vaginas take it)
What is a high rise pack? How many are in a type 1?
- A 50’ section of 2 1/2”
- 3 packs are in a type 1
RECEO
R - Rescue / Recon (get your steps for a pull)
E - Exposures
C - Containment
E - Extinguish
O - Overhaul
ADULTS
A - Advanced fire on arrival
D - Defensive operations
U - Unknown location or extent of fire
L - Large un-compartmentalized areas
T - Tons of water
S - Stand pipe operations
How much does 2 1/2” high combat weigh? What is the GPM?
- 23 lbs
- 500 GPM
How much does 2 1/2” key combat ready weigh? What is the GPM?
- 22 lbs
- 500 GPM
What are the 2 types of 2 1/2 used for static bed?
- N-Dura (nylon)
- Ponn Conquest (polyester)
- Both weight 31lbs
How is LDH loaded?
- Male coupling to front of hose bed (front of engine)
- Next to center divider
- Front and Center!
How is static bed 2 1/2” loaded?
- Female coupling to front of hose bed (front of engine)
- Next to center divider
- Front and Center!
- Folds are 10’ from the rear
- Fold cross from front to rear
- Last 200 feet coupling starts front and center again
- 4 x 50’ sections
-Each section has 1 long fold (even with end of hose bed) and 2 short folds (-10”)
How is an apartment pack loaded?
How is a hi rise pack loaded?
How much booster line is on a KME vs Pierce?
- A booster line reel has 2 100’ sticks
- KME - 400’ (a roll on each side)
- Pierce - 200’ (a roll on the engineer’s side only)
Where does damaged booster line go?
Supply
What side is the wildland smooth bore and what GPM is it?
3/8” (1 1/2” coupling)
30-43
How much does wildland hose (1 1/2”) weigh? How long? Max GPM?
- 28 lbs
- 100’
- 60 GPM
How much does peanut line weigh? What is the coupling size? How long? What GPM?
- 19 lbs
- 1” hose, 3/4” coupling
- 100’
- 25 GPM