Other Equipment
Hoses
HoseHose is used to deliver water onto a fire and to provide water from hydrants to fire-fighting apparatus. The types of hose used include handlines, booster lines and large diameter hose.
Jump Line
A handline stored in an extended bumper (also called a jump bumper) and pre-connected to the engine to allow for a quicker attack.
Large Diameter Hose
The biggest hose used by fire fighters, large diameter hose (LDH) is sometimes referred to as a water main above ground. LDH is usually 4-5 inches in diameter and is used to supply water from the hydrant to pumper trucks. See also supply hose.
Leader Line
A line usually has a gated wye on the end. Leader lines are usually 3 or 2.5 inches in diameter and the wye usually fees two or three 1.5 or 1.75 inch attack lines.
Master Stream
A large and fixed stream of water, Master streams is used on the end of aerial ladders on ladder trucks and on top of pumper trucks. Master streams can deliver larger amounts of water than hand-held hose.
Monitor
A type of master stream similar to a deck gun, but removable from the apparatus. Hose can be laid into it, making it mobile.
Red Line
Same as booster line
Supply Hose
Hose line used to supply water from a hydrant to fire apparatus. Many departments use large diameter hose (see above) for this purpose. LDH is sometimes referred to as a water main above ground and is usually 4-5 inches in diameter. However, some departments use smaller 3-inch hose to supply water at a fire.
Trash Line
Same as jump line, although not necessarily carried on the front bumper.
Booster Line
Booster line is a hose that is usually one inch in diameter and rubber jacketed. They are used on small fires using the water carried in an apparatus’ booster tank and are usually stored on reels.
Forestry Line
A forestry line is a small-diameter, cotton-jacketed handline used to fight brush and forest fires. Its construction reduces the weight a fire fighter has to pull and therefore reduces fatigue.
Handline
A handline is a small diameter hose usually used inside a burning structure to directly apply water on to the fire. Handlines are usually 1.5 or 1.75 inches in diameter.
Laying the Hose
Forward lay
- Is any lay made from the water source to the fire.Reverse lay
-Is made from the fire to the water source.Double or dual lay
-As it may also be known, is nothing more than laying two lines instead of one (or a single lay).Double lays
- Were/are traditionally used with 2.5" or 3" supply line where higher volumes were needed than could be provided by a single hose.Forward Lay
-A fire apparatus lies supply lines from a water source to the incident scene.Reverse Lay
-A fire apparatus lies supply lines from the incident scene to the water source. The apparatus will drop crew and necessary equipment off first before going to water source.Combination Lay (or Split Lay)
-One fire apparatus performs a forward lay to the scene from a specific point and a second apparatus finishes the lay by utilising a reverse lay from point of beginning of the first apparatus to the water source.The word "dual" just refers to the number of lines being laid. So, a dual reverse lay will be a reverse lay with two supply lines.
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Hose clamp's purpose:
It is to stop the flow of water until the pump operator is ready for it. Consider it a valve that can be placed anywhere on the hose. Other uses can be to clamp off a hose line while a burst section is replaced or to clamp off a line at a distance from the water source in order to change appliances (i.e. nozzles, etc.)
