Monthly Archives: November 2018

Reverse Lay for Water Supply

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Reverse Lay For Water Supply Benefits
1. Gets everyone other than Driver to the Scene FASTER
2. Leaves the Forward Lay Hydrant open for 2nd Supply
3. Keeps a more open path for later arriving Ladder and other companies
4. Only ties up Driver to get Water Supply
5. Has a Pump/all the extra stuff at Hydrant to maximize full tap and then pump it “Big Water” nearly 700 MORE GPM on this one
6. NO NEED FOR a FOUR-WAY/Hydra-assist. “Just Hook Engine Directly to Hydrant”
If you don’t agree that’s ok, just move on.
Video is narrated.

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Lay it and Leave it

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There could be times that you stop and wrapped the hydrant without leaving a firefighter behind. This allows a later arriving company to hook the supply line to the LDH DISCHARGE on officer side and hook engine directly to hydrant for pumping the hydrant and getting a FULL TAP ON IT. Could also be hooked up and charged by an ambulance crew, off duty firefighter, or worst case like in the video, the driver rus back and hooks up. It’s much easier than trying to hand stretch 5”. Captain Gustin taught us that its really a 100 foot max that one firefighter can effectively stretch 5”. If the driver does need to back stretch, they should conside a gate valve, hydrant wrench and stretch an initial 3” for some water until a more efficient supply can be established. Remember that 2.5” and 3” was the primary means of water supply for decades. Don’t be LOCKED IN the the way you’ve always done it. Have OPTIONS! Train on what if. Make sure the driver can rapidly stretch back for an immediate water intake.

Florissant With a VES Rescue

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This fire happened right behind our house three at shift change. They believe the fire started in the garage and ran through the house. The daughter is a care giver to her elderly and disabled mother who appears to have tried to put out the fire prior to calling 911. The fire advanced from the garage into the house and the daughter ran outside to the window you see in the video. She attempted to get in the window and was stuck and cut and suffering from smoke inhalation from the room when firefighters arrived. She was rescued and then firefighters entered the window and rescued the elderly woman in the floor with moderate smoke conditions in the bedroom—the door was closed—both were transported with smoke inhalation. Our ambulances are outfitted with full PPE, SCBA, radios, water can, TIC, 6’ New York Hook, halligan and pig tools and are trained and expected to do this type of rescue and to work with the engine company. Today, the training and equipment paid off. The crews did a fantastic job, as you can see in the vidoe. 

Jason Hoevelmann 
Battalion Chief, Florissant Valley Fire Protection District 
314-971-3485