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Flow Capacities for fire hose - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion Techniques and ideas from the front linesThere is no single flow volume for fire hose It all depends upon how much pressure you are able to supply in getting the water through the hose line Then the length of the hose directly affects the amount of pressure it will take For 1 3 4" hose at 125 gpm it takes about 16 psi per 100 ft For a flow of 150 gpm it will take a pressure of 25 psi per
Fire Station Design Requirments Recommendations?? - Firehouse Sounds like using the numbers for a commercial eating establishment (<50) would be a good minimum for the kitchen dining area Then bedrooms will at least need to meet minimum local habitation code for size light airflow for a bedroom I know these are things our CEO looks at during apartment, SRO and rooming lodging inspections
NFPA 1410 Engine Company Drills - Firehouse Hey, just wanted share six NFPA 1410 Engine Company Drills that I created for my blog All the drills have been made into PDF files so that you can easily download, print out, and use for your next training night The most recent post is Engine Company Drills in Review which gives an overview of all the training scenarios The individual scenarios are: Forward Lay Reverse Lay Two Engines, Two
Successful narratives - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion Silver City VFD, Oklahoma, $19,300 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project would provide Silver City Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) with critically needed personal protective equipment for our fire fighters: 1 NFPA compliant structural turnout gear (coats and pants) - Our current turnouts are “hand me down†gear that we received as donations from other fire departments, all of which is
Hose Size Coefficients - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion What are some hose size coefficients that ya'll are experiencing? The textbooks say 1 3 4"=15 5, manufacturers claim lower coefficients Flow testing indicates as low as 12 on some brands of 1 3 4" hose What are your experiences? Tags:None Truckie from Missouri #2 01-21-2000, 12:23 AM
Small town drill ideas - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion Check firehouse com for drills You can always train on Engine,Rescue,Ladder or special operations If your department does not have a specialized piece of equipment, then joint training with your neighboring department might be in order Search and rescue,ground ladders ropes and rigging and jaws of life are just a few things that can be
Pressure Governor Help - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion On my engine, a 93' Pierce with a waterous pump, our pressure governor has a toggle switch for increase decrease and a toggle switch for throttle pressure We were told on delivery to start in throttle, get our pressures set and then switch to pressure I'm not exactly sure why, I wasn't on the job here when we got it, but I've started in pressure and its works the same