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In March 2001, Hillcrest Fire Department conducted an essential training program on fire hose care and maintenance, coupled with vital signs assessment for better first responder readiness. Firefighters partnered up to practice recording vital signs, identifying allergies, and understanding patient history. The training also covered the types and care of fire hoses, common hose appliances and tools, and maintenance practices to prevent damage. Firefighters learned to inspect hoses regularly, properly store them, and the importance of maintaining coupling hardware for effective firefighting operations.
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March 2001Training Hillcrest Fire Department
Before we get started • Pair up with someone • Take and record their vitals
What did you get? • Pulse • Rate and Quality • B/P • Respirations • Rate and Quality • Skin color, temp, moisture • Eyes • Pupil reactivity, equality?
Practice with Patient History • Signs and Symptoms • Allergies • Medicines • Past Pertinent Medical History • Last Oral Intake • Events Leading to Problem
Where we are going tonight • Overview of fire hose • Hose care • Hose appliances • Hose rolls
How to damage a hose • Mechanical • Thermal • Organic • Chemical
Mechanical Damage • Tears • Crushing • Water Hammer • Hose Lays • Pump Vibration • Excessive Pressure
Thermal Damage • Avoid excessive heat when possible • How and where hose is dried after a fire • Bed covers
Organic Damage • Mold and Mildew • Hose should be clean and dry • Remove, sweep and inspect all woven jacket hose every 30 days • Run water through hose every 90 days to prevent drying and cracking of rubber jacket
Chemical Damage • Oils, paints, acids, bases • Runoff at fire scenes (especially car fires) • Where should hose be placed?
Care and Maintenance - washing • Hard rubber and booster hose • Woven Jacket Hose • Neutralize acid exposure with baking soda and water • Oil removed with soap and water • Dirt can be scrubbed off the hose using brush or broom • Can use hose-washing machine
Care and Maintenance - drying • Hose dryer • Hose tower • Lay out hose Remember, to avoid thermal damage when drying
Care and Maintenance – storing • Rolled and stored in racks • Ways to roll hose • Straight Roll • Donut Roll • Twin Donut Roll • Self-Locking Twin Donut Roll
Donut Roll – when used • Loading hose back onto truck at scene • Placed in storage • Does it matter which end I start with?
Donut Roll – when used • Used when the hose needs to be deployed directly from roll • Both ends are accessible • Male end should be on the inside
Twin Donut Roll – when used • Used on 1 ½, 1 ¾ typically, but can be used on larger hoses • Diameter of the roll is smaller so it is easier to carry • Has place for handle, or with Self-Locking version, the handle is part of the roll
Hose Appliances and Tools • Hose Appliances can have water flowing through them • Hose Tools don’t
Common Appliances • Valves • Ball • Gate • Butterfly • Clapper Valve • Valve Devices • Wye (Can be gated) • Siamese • Water Thief • Large Diameter Hose Appliance ( Manifold )
Common Appliances – cont. • Fittings – connect hoses of different sizes and thread types • Reducers • Elbows • Caps – cover male end • Plugs – cover female end • Adapter connects hoses with dissimilar thread types, but same size hose • M-M • F-F • Strainers
Common Hose Tools • Hose Rollers • Hose Clamps • 20 feet from apparatus, 5 feet from coupling • Spanner Wrench, Hydrant Wrench, Mallet • Hose Bridges or Ramps • Chafing Block • Hose Strap, Hose Rope, Hose Chain
Care of hose couplings • Clean threads • Avoid dropping or dragging especially male end • Ensure the swivel works, clean regularly • Inspect gasket • Be careful when unrolling
Threaded Hose Couplings Swivel Higbee Cut
Hose Couplings • Common • Threaded • Storz • Less Common • Quarter Turn • Olifield Rocker Lug • Smap
Lug Types • Pin Lugs • Recessed Lugs • Commonly seen in booster hose to avoid damage while winding onto reel • Rocker Lugs • Most Common
