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Title: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: MikeF9 on July 27, 2010, 09:29:53 PM

Wednesday July 28, 2010
Photo Blog

MORE FXFD HOSE TESTING
All the hose on Engine 2 was tested(except for 4 inch) Tuesday night down at School.
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All the hose is laid out.

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All the hose is numbered, so Tim Bessette marks down all the hose numbers.

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Patrick Bessette and Jordan Hayes open the valve to the truck's pump after the hydrant is turned on.

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Hose spaghetti

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Patrick watches as Chief Dean Potter adjusts the speed of the pump.

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Testing over. Time to pick up.

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: Mike Raburn on July 30, 2010, 08:55:31 PM

Not that I am kill joy...
But why are they not bunkered out for testing?

Heat stress I understand and the hose looks great, but man, I a safety all the way.

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: MikeF9 on July 30, 2010, 09:18:28 PM

Some wear boots and a lot wear gloves, but it depends on the weather. If it was September, you might see some in bunkerpants.

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: Mike Raburn on July 31, 2010, 12:35:45 AM

I guess in the NAV we were more leery of couplings busting due to Our mis handling of the tested hose.
The 5 inch rubber jacketed could MESS you UP! Sorta like it did our front intake, bad news.

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: PotterFXFD on August 01, 2010, 06:38:37 AM

  Unlike the older 4 and 5" hose , the 4" that we use now has safety latches on the couplings so they can not come apart. There is a little latch on each coupling you have to depress to get the coupling to turn to come apart.
 And the 1 1/2" and 2 1/2" is all a threaded coupling, 10 to 12 turns to get it to unscrew.



  About the only thing that ever happens is a hose will burst and someone gets all wet.

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: Mike Raburn on August 07, 2010, 12:12:28 AM

Amazing....

I guess we had Fred Flintstone hoses.

They popped when put a little pressure on them.
It must have been that salty air.

We had to fly a guy to Anchorage one time when the hose popped and he got hit in the head.
----From Adak ---------

Sad story... he recovered and thought he was a Poodle.
(mama, I gots me a hobbit!)

Title: Re: Photo Blog 7/28/10 More FXFD Hose Testing
Post by: slpott on August 07, 2010, 07:34:29 AM

These pictures you take of behind the scenes prep work to save our lives and homes goes to show we have quite a few local hereo. I appreciate your hard work.