HomeMy WebLinkAboutIPE Rating SheetsSteps for a Successful Hose Deployment
1. Decide on which type of pull to use, Minuteman or
Straight Pull.
Unknown location or obstacles, minuteman/shoulder
Large open area, 3 loop/straight pull
2. Orientation of hose based on location of entry
A/B/C/D side doors are known. This is your first
mental gameplan for flaking hose.
1st option is always flaking hose so it is direction of
travel entering the door.
3. Fireground pace/ensure bed is clear.
This is where we make up time, be efficient if
removing hose fully from the bed and dragging on
the ground.
4. Visualize/size up the “working space.”
This is where we take a pause to size up the area we
have to work with.
Confirm my initial plan or come up with secondary
means of flaking hose; “pull past, circle flaking.”
5. Keep my working space clear.
Drop my hose outside of my working area.
Do not drag hose across my working area, this applies
on most hose deployments.
6. Place nozzle on ground.
Min 10 ft back from house so that I am in a safe
working and can visualize changing conditions.
Nozzle should be placed furthest away from the rig in
most scenarios, this will ensure I’m not crossing over
my line when I flake hose back towards my pile of
hose.
7. Work back from your nozzle.
Start flaking from your nozzle back after you set your
nozzle down.
Unless you can clearly identify which hose loops
should go where, stick with the basics of flaking hose
from the nozzle back to the pile of hose.
This is opposite on the circling flake technique.