Fire Hose Characteristics
What are the primary characteristics used to describe a fire hose?
Materials used, type of construction used, internal diameter, and couplings used to make connections.
According to NFPA 1962, within how many days after being put in service should hoses be inspected and service tested?
90 days.
What are the three ways to roll a fire hose?
Straight, donut, and twin donut rolls.
Shank?
Portion of a coupling that serves as a point of attachment to the hose.
When using the foot tilt method, which end should be under your foot?
The male end.
How is the hose diameter determined?
The inside diameter.
What steps are there for the maintenance of hoses?
Washing, drying and storing.
What are the hose load finishes?
Straight finish, reverse horseshoe finish, skid finish.
Spanner wrench?
Small tool primarily used to tighten or loosen hose couplings; can also be used as a prying tool or gas key.
What end of the coupling should be grasped to uncouple the hose?
The female end.
50 or 100 foot.
What are the ways that can damage the hose?
Mechanical, thermal, organic, chemical, corrosion, and age deterioration.
What are the different types of loads?
Flat, accordion, combination, and horseshoe load.
Attack Hose?
Hose between the attack pumper and the nozzle(s); also, any hose used in a handline to control and extinguish fire.
How should a hose be laid out when inspecting a hose?
Fully unraveled and straight.
What are the different types of couplings?
Threaded and non-threaded.
Can you store solvents, petroleum, or other chemicals close to fire hose and couplings?
No.
What NFPA standard lists the minimum quantity of hose in various sizes?
NFPA 1901.
A point at which the fire department can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water pressure and flow in the system.
When making a donut house roll, where should you start the roll?
5 or 6 feet from the center toward the male coupling.
What NFPA standard is about hose sizes and length?
NFPA 1961
Where should a hose not be stored to prevent age deterioration>
In the apparatus bed.
What are preconnected hose loads for attack lines called?
Preconnects.
Fire Hose?
Flexible, portable tube manufactured from water-tight materials in 50 to 100 foot lengths that is used to transport water from a source or pump to the point it is discharged to extinguish fire.
When making the preconnected flat hose load, where should the female point be connected?
To the discharge outlet in the apparatus bed.