tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post2164634409118131836..comments2023-12-19T22:53:18.256-08:00Comments on the Happy Medic: You Make the Call...Pump LeverThe Happy Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-10025333728508984112009-08-23T11:25:43.964-07:002009-08-23T11:25:43.964-07:00Send God's Gift to Firefighting in with an ext...<i>Send God's Gift to Firefighting in with an extinguisher and pull everybody else out.</i><br /><br />He'd probably say it's a can job anyway, so why not? LOLbrendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473010719681302118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-88079792057414595482009-08-21T22:55:49.264-07:002009-08-21T22:55:49.264-07:00Send God's Gift to Firefighting in with an ext...Send God's Gift to Firefighting in with an extinguisher and pull everybody else out.Michael Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451637745981389920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-2320027896235895012009-08-21T17:44:17.537-07:002009-08-21T17:44:17.537-07:001. Radio them back and tell them it will be a minu...1. Radio them back and tell them it will be a minute.<br /><br />2. Open pump panel and move it manually<br /><br />3. Switch over to other discharge if possible.<br /><br />4. Start pulling another preconnect and tell them to meet you at the front door. <br /><br />2 and 3 should be done quickly, if you cannot accomplish this then go to 4. <br /><br />5. Radio them and tell them that you can't get water, have them come out and get another line, or make another tactical decision at that point. <br /><br />Main point is that they need to know when they will get water!Fire Critichttp://www.firecritic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-64277142003942133492009-08-21T17:17:34.113-07:002009-08-21T17:17:34.113-07:00First and foremost, advise the officer of the situ...First and foremost, advise the officer of the situation, they are sitting at the fire waiting for water, the fast change over no matter how fast is going to feel a lot longer to them. The officer may have a different solution (stand pipe?). Refer to any s.o.p. or training that your company may have in place. If you aren't familiar with the inside of your pump panel, stay out of it. Switching discharges is the most logical, if you don't use shorts, break the easiest coupling for your situation, and when in doubt add more hose or connect to another preconnect with the nozzle removed. Once reconnected call the nozzle team before charging the line, they may have moved or set something different and not be ready for water now. <br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-288108771452164612009-08-21T16:24:03.333-07:002009-08-21T16:24:03.333-07:002:46 Anon,
The panel might not be that easy to op...2:46 Anon,<br /><br />The panel might not be that easy to open on everyone's rig. We have large intake valves that would prevent that course of action. Like some of the previous posters, we have short lengths on each preconnect for easy repacking/disconnects, and also have 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 reducers on each side discharge.<br /><br />Good call on the radio sitrep as well.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901531311414516936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-45379202530354241662009-08-21T14:46:40.007-07:002009-08-21T14:46:40.007-07:00Open the access door to interior of the pump, and ...Open the access door to interior of the pump, and manually move the valve open. This would take less time than disconnecting the line and switching discharges in our case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-59056482402540850552009-08-21T11:14:26.449-07:002009-08-21T11:14:26.449-07:00Yeah our preconnected crosslays have short 5 foot ...Yeah our preconnected crosslays have short 5 foot sections at the outlet end which has the first coupling hanging just outside the hose bed which allows for quick disconnects in a pinch.<br /><br />I'd radio the attack team only if I couldn't make the changeover asap. It shouldn't take more than 20 secs to break the coupling and re-connect it. If I ran into trouble doing it I'd have them back out until I got it.<br />DaveOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-42692757236747244502009-08-21T09:11:42.071-07:002009-08-21T09:11:42.071-07:00I agree with what's been said/done so far....B...I agree with what's been said/done so far....But, we heard the order to charge the line via radio, so the "Houston we have a problem" reply needs to go back to the officer so they can cover their butts, while you correct the problem.Mack C-85noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-60433015288661295872009-08-21T08:25:30.043-07:002009-08-21T08:25:30.043-07:00It may not be that easy. Most cross-laid preconnec...It may not be that easy. Most cross-laid preconnects attach inside the hose bed, making them impossible to quickly disconnect. <br /><br />My department has short 10 foot lengths on the pump end of all of our preconnects. This leaves a coupling right at the operaror's feet and making it easy to change discharges in a pinch. I'd like to say we did it for this reason, but in reality it's to make repacking the loads easier. <br /><br />In the absense of shorts, you have to attach another length to a good discharge, then go up the dead line 45 feet or so to the first available coupling, break it and hook in. Not easy; not quick; not impossible.mack505https://www.blogger.com/profile/07739854076837646534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-18921593659254737932009-08-21T08:13:23.985-07:002009-08-21T08:13:23.985-07:00Disconnect the line from it's outlet FAST.......Disconnect the line from it's outlet FAST..........screw it into another outlet and away you go.<br />They'll be cussing you when they come out and patting you on the back when they see the lever.<br />Dave0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com