What is a fire hose lay?

A. Extending hose from the engine to the fire, exposure, or water source which allows. delivery of water safely and effectively with sound hydraulics and procedures. II. The evolution of wildland hose laying methods.

What is the triple layer load?

(4) The triple-layer load is traditionally deployed by the nozzle firefighter, who grabs the nozzle and a loop from the top of the load. Bringing the load to the ground allows the firefighter to pull the load unimpeded by the engine when the line is deployed on the same side as the fire.

Which is an advantage of a forward lay?

Using the forward-lay method provides the engine company officer with a few seconds to size up the structure while the firefighter is wrapping the hydrant, and it also affords the officer a three-sided view of the structure when the operator pulls past the fire building.

What hose load does FDNY use?

134-inch hose
Response: FDNY uses 134-inch hose as its primary attack line in most situations. This size hose was introduced in the early 1970s and rapidly became the. Response: FDNY uses 134-inch hose as its primary attack line in most situations.

How do you pull a Preconnect?

HOW TO PULL TRANSVERSE PRE-CONNECT-FROM NOZZLE SIDE

1. Face the hose bed. On nozzle side of engine.
2. Grab the nozzle and pull loop. Use pull strap if necessary.
3. Pull the hose load out.
4. Prepare to pull hose load.
5. Pull hose.
6. Turn counterclockwise away from engine.
7. Step away from the engine.
8. Turn counter-clockwise to face engine.

What is an advantage of a forward lay?

What is a combination hose load?

– Combination load – Used to split hosebeds, baffle in the middle, connect couplings. Allows you to make a forward lay, disconnect the couplings and then do a reverse lay back to the water source. – Combination lay – Any number of ways to lay multiple supply hose with a single engine.

What type of load is used in a fire hose?

The Flat Load The most common load used in the fire service is probably the flat load, which can be used in a variety of narrow and wide hosebeds for a variety of fire lines. We’re most familiar with using the flat load for supply lines; most large-diameter supply lines are loaded with a standard flat load.

What is a(13) triple-layer load?

(13) Triple-layer load is folded into thirds, stacked, and loaded in three layers. The loop of hose, formed by the first and second layers, is inserted in the nozzle to ensure that all layers are pulled at the same time. (Photo by John Ferraro.) Companies with crosslays can form a horseshoe at the top of the hoseload across from the nozzle.

Do firefighters walk in line to deploy hose?

Both firefighters walk in line to deploy hose around objects and to the target area. Usually our rear hose loads are for our more complex incidents. I tend to set up our rear hose loads with a 2½” attack hose load and a flying stand pipe (with a gated wye or similar appliance).

How do you deploy a flat load hose?

Small hand loop at 50′ mark to assist in deploying hose out of the bed. Crosslay with loops out ready for deployment. Deploying the flat load crosslay consists of pulling the two larger loops down to where you can “bear hug” the hose. Bear hug the hose to either the left or right shoulder.