Fresno Fire Department Fresno Fire Department Hose Practices Guide April 2020 Page 1 Fresno Fire Department Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: HOSE COMPLIMENTS ............................................................................ 7 Jump Lines ................................................................................................................... 7 Reel Lines .................................................................................................................... 7 Crosslay Hose Bed ...................................................................................................... 8 Rear Hose Bed ............................................................................................................ 9 Wildland Hose ............................................................................................................ 10 Hard Suction .............................................................................................................. 11 Additional Hose Carried on Apparatus ....................................................................... 11 Truck Companies ....................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2: HANDLING HOSE .................................................................................. 13 Draining Hose ............................................................................................................ 13 Carrying Drained Hose ............................................................................................... 13 Coupling Hose and Nozzles ....................................................................................... 15 Hose Clamps ............................................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER 3: ROLLING HOSE .................................................................................... 22 Rolling Hose ............................................................................................................... 22 Straight Roll ............................................................................................................ 22 Reverse Straight Roll .............................................................................................. 23 Donut Roll ............................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 4: LOADING HOSE .................................................................................... 27 Loading Hose ............................................................................................................. 27 Loading Jump Lines ................................................................................................ 27 Loading Reel Lines ................................................................................................. 28 Loading 1-1/2-inch and 1-3/4-Inch Pre-Connected Crosslays ................................ 30 Loading 2-1/2-Inch Hose ........................................................................................ 32 April 2020 Page 2 Fresno Fire Department Loading 5-Inch Hose ............................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 5: BUILDING HOSE BUNDLES ................................................................. 39 Hose Bundles ............................................................................................................. 39 Building 1-3/4-Inch Hose Bundles........................................................................... 39 Building 2 ½ -Inch Hose Bundle.............................................................................. 41 CHAPTER 6: DEPLOYING HOSE LINES .................................................................... 43 Deploying Reel Lines ................................................................................................. 43 Deploying 1-1/2-Inch and 1-3/4-Inch Pre-Connected Crosslays ................................ 43 Standard Pull .......................................................................................................... 44 Split Pull .................................................................................................................. 45 2 Firefighter Alley Pull ............................................................................................. 46 Deploying 2-1/2-Inch Hose Lines ............................................................................... 47 Deploying Line No. 1: Apartment Lay ..................................................................... 48 Deploying Line No. 2: 2-1/2-Inch Hose Line with 2-1/2-Inch Bundle ...................... 49 Two or More Firefighters Advancing 2-1/2-Inch Hose Line ..................................... 51 Operating 2-1/2-Inch Hose Lines ............................................................................ 51 Packing House Loop ............................................................................................... 54 Deploying 5-Inch Hose ............................................................................................... 55 Advancing Hose Lines Up a Ladder ........................................................................... 56 Removing Hose Lines Down a Ladder ....................................................................... 59 Advancing Hose Lines Up Stairways ......................................................................... 60 Removing Hose Lines Down Stairways ..................................................................... 61 Advancing Hose Line from an Aerial Device .............................................................. 62 CHAPTER 7: USING HOSE BUNDLES ....................................................................... 63 Using Hose Bundles................................................................................................... 63 1-3/4 Inch Hose Bundles ........................................................................................ 63 2-1/2-Inch Hose Bundle .......................................................................................... 64 April 2020 Page 3 Fresno Fire Department CHAPTER 8: SUPPLY LINES ...................................................................................... 66 Supply Lines .............................................................................................................. 66 Manually Advancing (Hand Jacking) 5-Inch Supply Lines.......................................... 66 Laying 5-Inch Supply Lines: ....................................................................................... 67 Forward Lay ............................................................................................................... 67 Reverse Lay ............................................................................................................... 68 Split Lay ..................................................................................................................... 71 Deploying 5-Inch Hose Rolls ...................................................................................... 71 Relay Operations ....................................................................................................... 72 Drafting Operations .................................................................................................... 73 Portable Water Tanks ................................................................................................ 74 Water Shuttle Operations ........................................................................................... 75 Water Shuttle from a Hydrant ................................................................................. 75 Water Shuttle from a Static Water Supply .............................................................. 76 Estimating Effectiveness of Water Shuttle Operations ............................................ 76 I.S.O. Drill ................................................................................................................... 77 CHAPTER 9: MASTER STREAMS .............................................................................. 79 Master Streams .......................................................................................................... 79 Deck Gun ................................................................................................................... 79 Deck Gun Specifications ......................................................................................... 79 Deck Gun Operations ............................................................................................. 82 Portable Monitor ......................................................................................................... 82 Portable Monitor Specifications .............................................................................. 83 Portable Monitor Set Up Considerations ................................................................. 84 Portable Monitor Operations ................................................................................... 85 Ladder Pipes .............................................................................................................. 89 April 2020 Page 4 Fresno Fire Department CHAPTER 10: SPECIAL STREAMS ............................................................................ 91 Special Streams ........................................................................................................