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6000 Foot Hose Lay

"Extending our Hydrants by a mile. We were able to achieve a constant flow of 950gpms in 11 minutes with 3 total personnel."

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Added: Sep-3-2012 Occurred On: Sep-3-2012
By: 10fold
In: Science and Technology, Other
Tags: 6000, Foot, Hose, Lay
Location: United States (load item map)
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  • No. Thank. You.
    Done that twice in 7 years... Fuck me, all that LDH has got to go back into the hose bed the same way it came off.Brutal work. Especially in the summer. One bad hose fold or missed knuckle and you gotta start that section all over again..Takes around 4-5 firefighters minimum.Not to mention you have to break a lot of that hose down with your spanners to drain it correctly. No Thank You.Kudos to those guys,well done. Sweet Y Gate.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    Fire37Rescue (12158.00)  

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    • @Fire37Rescue
      Okay, so they charge the truck with it, but why is the video showing the water spraying from the engine if the water hasn't even hit the fill hose yet? It hadn't yet, right? I mean, I know it's draining the engine but shouldn't they demonstrate the refilling of it? And how long does it take to get that distance, 20 seconds or so? What does the "S" stand for in GPMS, standard? And what's the Y Gate for? Sorry for all the questions, thanks.

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      NameUserNot (222.90)  

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    • @NameUserNot
      They are exhausting the trucks tanks first,I believe.I do that. I have never timed it, but just offhand I would imagine it takes at least 20 seconds, if not more, depending on a hydrants pressure to reach the engine tank at a miles length.Filling of the tanks is a fairly easy thing,it's all handled at the pump panel.Two levers and it starts to fill.Then the engine pump takes it from there to the attack lines. It does not go straight from the tanks to hose. Nothing really to see exc More..

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      Fire37Rescue (12158.00)  

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    • @NameUserNot
      I would guess that was for an ISO test.
      They started flowing tank water to stop the clock. They have to maintain the rate so the LDH would get connected & flowing to maintain the gpm rating. I think the S is a typeO . The gate just let's them shut down the pony section to switch trucks if needed without shutting down a mile of hose & waiting for pressure to drain. I would guess 6K feet of hose would take in excess of 2 minutes to charge & get up to pressure.

      Posted Sep-5-2012 By 
      Darrin Decker (0.00)

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    • @Darrin Decker
      I don't remember if I replied before, just wanted to say thanks for the info.

      Posted Sep-18-2012 By 
      NameUserNot (222.90)  

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  • Seems like a lot of trouble to go through to knock a cat out of a tree.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    airhammer (324.64)

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  • Good job Fire fighters. The unsung heroes of our lives.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    Klassy (22.80)

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  • That must take a full day to fold back up.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    xfer42 (230.38)  

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  • Cool....now time to roll it back up! :/

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    mikeallenbrown (112.54)

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  • Too bad it doesn't go back in as quick as it came out...

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    Ninja_SBD (304.70)  

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  • Interesting vid. I'd call in sick when it comes time to roll that thing back up though.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    Fred Garvin (221.10)  

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  • One thing comes to mind. There has to be a better way.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    landryde1 (90.06)  

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  • imagine your first day working in fire department and they let you roll it all back together

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    wtfroflcopter (210.40)  

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  • If the hose was 10cm in diameter, it would take about 14,500 litres just to fill a 6000ft hose... and that's before you begin to get water out of the other end.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    rhoaste (157.80)

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  • My back is sore just thinking about recovering all that line!! Hope you have a lot of Hose Tower space, lol.

    Seriously, well done guys, outstanding job. You rural guys have it tough, that's for sure, mad props. Was this a drill? (oh, my aching back) or an actual job?

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    BunkerGearGal (895.24)  

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    • @BunkerGearGal
      Ha! See above. Not during the summer!
      Chief: "Hey guys, we gotta hose check for weep holes..."
      Station Capt:" Yeah, we have that scheduled for November..."

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      Fire37Rescue (12158.00)  

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    • @Fire37Rescue

      Better yet: "Yeah Chief, we have that scheduled for November, and one of the other shifts is doing it!"

      Creative writing, Capt's Daily Report. TRAINING: Shallow Breathing Review and Execise. (aka napping).

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      BunkerGearGal (895.24)  

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    • @BunkerGearGal
      Ha!
      That's what probies are for. Seriously. I don't have any right now. Pisses me off. Bunch of older guys and gals who can't be assed to do that shit.
      It is such a killer. I think we need to remind the viewers that how filthy those hoses are and how hot they are after sitting on top of asphalt for a few hours.
      Anyways, We cheat down here.We have a group of guys who come here and hydrostat Hose Test our stuff.They are a mobile crew of guys from up north who travel around More..

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      Fire37Rescue (12158.00)  

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    • @BunkerGearGal What is so outstanding about letting a hose unravel off the back of a truck? Gravity did all the work

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      hang3xc (102.56)  

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    • @hang3xc

      Sigh . . . the length and getting it to work, getting that GPM through it, the work that goes into setting up the Hose Bed so the line will come off with that ease, etc., etc.

      Things you could not possibly know or appreciate.

      Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
      BunkerGearGal (895.24)  

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  • Rincon, Georgia Fire Department, I'm guessing. Good job, guys!

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    ChuckYouFarley (198.40)  

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  • Now for the shitty part.... Rolling all that hose back up.

    Posted Sep-3-2012 By 
    nrein2000 (89.98)

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