VA's March'n BS Thread
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Heres something interesting Tim. The county I live had a tractor trailer stolen the other day. They found it the next day except the cargo was missing. The guys made off with 2,142 cases of Hennessy Cognac worth $514,000.
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2 Boston firefighters died n the line of duty today at a 9 alarm fire. They had several firefighters injured. I heard that 2 of the injured firefighters were able to get to a medic on their own. Another was pulled out and was in cardiac arrest.
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You're thinking of the 2-1/2" attack hose, which I probably won't mess with until I'm in FirefighterI the end of the year. Most of our attack hose is 1-1/2" or 1-3/4 so it can be managed a little easier. It still takes a team of about 4 people to maneuver 1-3/4" attack hose through a structure; one advancing the nozzle, two moving the hose around obstacles, and one at the doorway pulling hose into the structure. The guy with the nozzle will probably get help from the two others inside to keep the hose under control once they're flowing water.
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Well, I certainly hope the worst is over.
Must have been. I wonder what the 3" is like/?
You're thinking of the 2-1/2" attack hose, which I probably won't mess with until I'm in FirefighterI the end of the year. Most of our attack hose is 1-1/2" or 1-3/4 so it can be managed a little easier. It still takes a team of about 4 people to maneuver 1-3/4" attack hose through a structure; one advancing the nozzle, two moving the hose around obstacles, and one at the doorway pulling hose into the structure. The guy with the nozzle will probably get help from the two others inside to keep the hose under control once they're flowing water.
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Here is the hose layout on the county owned engines Devin. We use 3 inch deck guns and some interior attacks. The volunteer stations are setup a bit different then this.
Two crosslays with 200 feet of 1¾" hose; hosebed contains 1,400 feet of 4" hose, 500 feet of 3" hose, 400 feet of 2½" hose and 400 feet of 1¾" hose
Two crosslays with 200 feet of 1¾" hose; hosebed contains 1,400 feet of 4" hose, 500 feet of 3" hose, 400 feet of 2½" hose and 400 feet of 1¾" hose
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From: Norlina NC
hey tim...
lookie lookie lookie... its working... seee GM and ford can work together.. lil red light = power...
and while i had the dash apart last weekend i also fixed the prndl indicator... now it reads D in D instead of 3 in D....
lookie lookie lookie... its working... seee GM and ford can work together.. lil red light = power...
and while i had the dash apart last weekend i also fixed the prndl indicator... now it reads D in D instead of 3 in D....
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Here's the setup on our current first-due engine (Engine15-1)
1000 Gallon Tank
1250 GPM waterous pump
30 gallons of foam
Holmatro Rescue tools
2 150' 1 3/4" crosslays
1000' five inch supply line
2 1/2" Large diameter attack line
5 scott airpacks
spare bottles
Landing Zone Kit
RIT pack
PPV fan
Ground Monitor
2 Sawzalls
We have a brand new Smeal rescue pumper coming into service on Monday with TNT extrication tools on board.
1000 Gallon Tank
1250 GPM waterous pump
30 gallons of foam
Holmatro Rescue tools
2 150' 1 3/4" crosslays
1000' five inch supply line
2 1/2" Large diameter attack line
5 scott airpacks
spare bottles
Landing Zone Kit
RIT pack
PPV fan
Ground Monitor
2 Sawzalls
We have a brand new Smeal rescue pumper coming into service on Monday with TNT extrication tools on board.