This course will consist of 8 hours of combined lecture and hands-on drills designed as |
a train-the-trainer for engine company operations Advanced Hoseline Management. |
The goals and objectives are going to cover stretching the first line, performing difficult |
stretches, working with 1 3/4, 2 1/2, 3 and 5 inch lines, types of stretches and estimating |
the amount of hose needed. The course will highlight the basic objectives of the first |
due engine company, common hose loads, pre-connected lines, making up lines out of |
the hose bed, the ability to do a good size-up, how to estimate distances both outside and |
inside a structure, how to work with reduced staffing levels, advantages and |
disadvantages of using 2 1/2 and 3 inch lines, stress the advantages of hands-on training |
prior to the event, figuring fire flow requirements, extending off a 2 1/2, negotiating |
obstacles and corners, advancing and retreating. |