ENGINE COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES · Anti-Freeze 50% 60 quarts Transmission Dexron 3 47 Quarts Pump Trans Dexron 3 12 Quarts ... at hydrant pressure and not to be raised unless asked

ENGINE COMPANY

RESPONSIBILITIES DRIVER'S TRAINING

HOWARD E MCGOLDRICK August 2000 Revised for Seagrave Pumper February 2013

DRIVER TRAINING ENGINE COMPANIES

Howard E McGoldrick

August 2000 Revised February 2013

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ENGINE 14 INFORMATION 2007 Seagrave Build# 78D86 Chassis: Marauder 2 Cab Material: Stainless Steel Body Material: Galvanneal Steel Wheel Base: 185 inches Length: 31’ 5” Height: 10’ 3” Width: 96 GVW: 44,000 lbs. Front Tire Pressure: 120 psi Rear Tire Pressure: 120 psi Front Axle: Meritor MFS 21,500 lbs. rating Rear Axle: Meritor RS24-160 25,000 lbs. rating Brakes Front: 17 inch disk with Wabco ABS Brakes Rear: 17 inch disk Wabco ABS Engine: Detroit Diesel Series 60 with Jacobs Engine Brake Emissions: 2006 engine family Horsepower: 515 Torque: 1550 lbs. Transmission: Allison 4000EVS 5 Speed Auto Top Speed: Drive: 58 MPH “Mode On”: 72 MPH Driveline: Spicer 1810 with Drive shaft loops Pump: 2000 GPM Single Stage Chain Driven Manufacturer: Waterous Shift: Air shifted with Manual Back-Up at pump panel Relief Valves: Elkhart internal Intake Relief valve, Hale TRV120

Thermal Relief Valve (120 º), Waterous Manual Discharge Relief Valve, TFT Piston Intake with 2000 GPM relief Valve

Rear Intake: 5 inch pipe rated for 2000 GPM Front Intake: 6 inch pipe rated for 2250 GPM Tank-to-pump: 3 inch full flow valve and piping Water Tank: 500 Gallons Material: Poly Gold Type: L Shaped T Tank D.C. Style


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Generator: Onan 10 KW Hydraulic PTO: Chelsea Hot shift (May be shifted at any RPM in or out) Fluids: Engine Oil 15W40 40 quarts Anti-Freeze 50% 60 quarts Transmission Dexron 3 47 Quarts Pump Trans Dexron 3 12 Quarts Power Steering Dexron 3 2 Quarts Generator Dexron 3 5 gallons Diesel Fuel UL Sulfur 50 gallons


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ENGINE COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES

FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY: DWELLING OR BUILDING Working fire Establish a water supply. Supply line is a 5-inch L.D.H. Driver stops a short distance after the hydrant and one Firefighter will pull the Supply Line and the Hydrant wrench off the truck. Wrap the hydrant with the 5-inch hose and direct the driver by hand signal to go. The driver will lay the hose out at steady speed and stop short of the front of the building. Whenever laying a supply line across a highway have Police or Fire Police shut down the roadway. The hydrant man will be equipped with a portable radio on the South band. Try to lay the line to the side of the road when possible. The attack line will be pulled by the crew and will be charged as soon as the loop is out of the bail. The driver will give the crew water from the tank at the standard operating pressure (125 psi for 1 ¾ and 2 ½ with fog nozzles or 75 psi for smoothbore nozzles.) The relief valve will be set at that pressure. If the attack crew goes above the first floor, the driver may delay charging the attack line until the crew is ready. Communication between the driver and the crew must be maintained either by radio or hand signal. After the attack line is charged, the driver will go to the back of the truck, disconnect the 5-inch line from the bed, and connect it to the intake valve. Use pony line if necessary. The driver will give two short blasts on the air horn to charge the line or will call the hydrant man by radio on the South Band. The piston intake or f/r intake will remain closed until the water has reached it. Front and rear piping is equipped with automatic bleeders. The piston intake bleeder valve will be opened to purge the air. Once water is continuously flowing from the bleeder it will be closed and the piston intake valve opened all the way. The piston intake may be used to gate the water back if necessary. After the valve is opened, the tank to pump will be closed. Slowly crack the tank fill valve to fill the tank up. At night, the driver will light up the scene with the floodlights.


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Nothing showing Stage in the front of the building and wait for orders. At night, the driver will light up the scene with floodlights.

ATTACK PUMPER POSITIONING Garden Apartments Past-experience has shown one of the best spots for the attack pumper to position is between the two doors. The crew takes the 200 ft pre-connect to the door closest to the fire. A 200 ft line should reach the furthest apartment from each entrance door. The driver should position the apparatus out of the collapse zone. Lower Bucks Hospital E-14’s assigned position is near the Emergency Room at the “horseshoe” in front of the new part of the building. In the event windows need to be broken, the apparatus may have to be moved. Lakeview Manor Apartments Engines always come in from the right side of the complex. The ladders go to the left. This is done because it allows the Engine Companies to drop in from the yard hydrants located on the right side of the complex. The ladder company will “nose up” to the Engine and not have to worry about interfering with a supply line. If more water is needed at the yard hydrants the second engine company can open the gated meter by-pass in the meter pit and give full flow.

Crown Square Apartments A pre-connect will reach "A" building and "C" building from Green Lane or the parking lot. “B” building is a problem. Positioning for “B” building should be done from the parking lot. At least 100 ft of 3 inch and a hi-rise bag will be needed to reach this building. Under direction of an officer, the driver may be requested to position the truck in the courtyard. Extreme caution should be taken when driving the truck off the road. Position the apparatus out of the collapse zone. Once you start flowing water and the hard ground turns to mud it may be difficult to reposition the apparatus.


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SECOND DUE ENGINE COMPANY DWELLING OR BUILDING Working fire Take hydrant assignment the first engine layed from. Truck tires should be turned towards the curb. If the first engine company dropped in with a hydrant valve, position the truck to hook up to it. The pressure is to remain at hydrant pressure and not to be raised unless asked by the attack pumper. Pressure will be raised in 25-pound increments never to exceed 185 PSI. Intake pressure is not to drop below 20 P.S.I. Operating at a vacuum will cause damage to the pump from overheating and provides little additional water. Warning lights should remain on to avoid an accident; high beams should be off to avoid blinding personnel. At night floodlights should be turned on.

NOTHING SHOWING Engine is positioned before the hydrant and all warning lights should remain on. The Engine Company will await further orders. If a supply line is needed you will drop from the hydrant to the scene unless otherwise directed. Sometimes the incident commander will want the second truck to reverse lay a supply line from the scene to the hydrant.

If we will be on scene for an extended amount of time engage the high idle to keep everything charged.


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FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY AUTO AND TRUCK FIRES Auto and Pick-up Trucks Position the apparatus uphill and to the side of the road. Apparatus should be positioned in a way to provide a “barrier” between the crew and traffic if possible. If practical, position out of the smoke. Whenever the driver is positioned in smoke, S.C.B.A. will be used. All warning lights and four way flashers are to remain on. The “standard” attack lines are the 1 ¾ front discharge or the 1 ¾ cross lay. These lines are charged to the standard pressure of 100 psi for the front discharge and 125 psi for the cross lay and are operated from the water tank. If more water is needed the second Engine Co. will give the first their water. At night, all floodlights should be turned on. Cargo Carrying Trucks If the truck is not a pick-up truck, determine the contents first before any attack is made. If any hazardous or dangerous cargo is being carried, call for assistance and take a defensive position away from the hazard. Some hazardous materials react violently with water and may explode. Some hazardous materials such as pesticides are better “burned off” than extinguished. This is the decision of the incident commander. Dow Chemical Emergency Services (Chief 99) should be called anytime foam is needed for extinguishment or advice on hazardous materials. Whenever hazardous materials are present, the incident must be treated as a Hazmat and not a routine fire. When hazardous materials are present, we must be worried about the life hazard and the environment. This is a job for trained hazardous materials teams and they should be called as soon as hazardous substances are determined to be involved. It’s better to evacuate and protect exposures than to attack a fire of unknown substances. If in doubt, treat it as a hazardous materials incident and let a trained Hazmat team determine the best actions. If the load is determined to be safe to extinguish, position the truck as you would for any automobile fire and give the attack line water from the tank. A supply line may be hand stretched or layed if necessary. (Determined by officer in charge) If a second engine is on the street they will give you their water and if a supply line is needed they will get it for you. Whenever the driver is positioned in smoke, S.C.B.A. will be used.


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SECOND DUE ENGINE COMPANY AUTO AND TRUCK FIRES Auto and Pick-up Trucks

The second due Engine Company is responsible for providing manpower and water when necessary. At night, they will turn on the floodlights and light up the scene. Position the truck to provide a barrier between the crew and traffic. Leave all warning lights and the four-way flashers on. Most of the time, the first Engine Company extinguished the fire with water to spare, however if more water is needed, a 3-inch line is to be stretched to the first engine and hooked to the auxiliary intake. Pressurize that line to no more than 100 PSI.


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Cargo Carrying Trucks The second due engine provides manpower and water. Position the truck the same way you would for a car fire. If a supply line is needed the second due engine will provide it. When stretching across a roadway, notify the Police or have Fire Police shut the road down. If hazardous materials are present, the second engine may be responsible for evacuating a perimeter or exposure protection. FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY: AUTO EXTRICATIONS Position the apparatus in a way that the truck will provide a barrier between the crew and the traffic. Don’t block the Rescue and Ambulances. (They need to be as close as possible, we don’t) At night the scene should be lit up with floodlights and portable floodlights. High beams should be off. One 1 ¾ will be pulled and charged on all auto extrication unless directed otherwise. SECOND DUE ENGINE COMPANY AUTO EXTRICATIONS Second Engine Company is responsible for providing manpower and lights at night. Position out of the way and in a position that will provide a barrier for the crew and victims. If the Medics call for an Air Medical Evacuation, the second Engine Company is responsible for establishing a landing zone and clearing the area of traffic and spectators. (Use Police and Fire Police when necessary)


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FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY ALARM SYSTEM INCLUDING Co DETECTORS The Engine Company positions in the front of the building. (On Garden Apartments between the two entrance doors) The crew or officer will investigate. The Driver stands-by with the apparatus and awaits further orders. At night, the floodlights can be turned on. Only one engine is due on this assignment.

FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY AIR MEDICAL EVACUATIONS The Engine Company will establish a landing zone. The engine will be positioned at a safe distance and all white lights including headlights will be shut off. If landing in the middle of a highway or intersection, position the truck to block traffic. Only one engine is due on this assignment. FIRST DUE ENGINE COMPANY BRUSH AND RUBBISH Typically brush fires are handled by Field 14. First engine will position to give F-14 water if present or positioned to attack the fire. The Engine should be positioned upwind whenever possible or in a sheltered area. The Engine should not go “off-road” unless directed by an Officer. At no time should the engine be taken off the road when the ground is soft or when it may become stuck. If the truck gets stuck, call for a heavy duty tow truck. The driver will give the crew tank water at the standard pressure and set the relief valve. When the tank gets low, the crew should be advised by radio or other means. If the fire is a distance from the reach of the hose and cannot be stopped with water extinguishers or tools a field truck should be called. SECOND DUE ENGINE COMPANY BRUSH AND RUBBISH The driver should position the truck to give water to the first if necessary. The second engine assists the first and may need to establish a water supply if needed. The second engine may be redirected to a different area for better access or to protect potential exposures. It should be parked upwind or in a sheltered area. Paint can be easily blistered if it is to close to Indian Grass or high weeds.


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ENGINE COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES STANDPIPE OPERATIONS: Standpipes are to be supplied at no more than 200 P.S.I. and should be supplied with 2-3 inch lines unless it has a 5-inch storz fitting. Never exceed 185 psi when using LDH to supply the system. The driver must first check the connection for obstructions and to be sure, the threads and clapper valve are not damaged. If they are damaged, stretch to the second floor hose tower and connect using a double female fitting. The pressure should be started at 150 psi and 5 psi per floor above the first floor should be added to the 150 psi. Never exceed 200 psi. Example: Fire is on the sixth floor. Engine Company stretches high-rise bag from fifth floor and attacks fire on sixth floor. You start out at 150 psi and add 5 psi for each floor above the first. This would give you 25 psi (5 floors above 1st) added to the 150 = 175 psi. Standpipes were designed for 2-½ inch hose with 1 1/8-inch smooth bore nozzles. This setup has very low friction loss and will work well at low nozzle pressures. If 1 ¾ hose is used friction loss is increased. The use of 100 psi automatic fog nozzles is not recommended on standpipes because of the pressure needed to operate them. You must consider these factors and communicate with the crew on the fire floor to be sure the water pressure is ok. (Our nozzles are not automatic and work fine at pressures below 100 psi) SPRINKLER OPERATIONS Sprinkler operations are similar to standpipe operations, use 2-3 inch lines or one LDH line to supply a sprinkler system. Operating pressure is 150 psi never to exceed 200 psi. There should be good communications between the fireground commander and the pump operator. When the engine is supplying a sprinkler system, it should not be supplying anything else. The supply line should be layed from a different water main than the attack pumper. The driver supplying the sprinkler should be in communications with the incident commander or interior crew, in case the water has to be shut off or turned on. LADDER PIPE OPERATIONS The ladder truck is to be supplied with one or two 5-inch supply lines started at 150 psi and never to exceed 185 psi. Residual pressure should not drop below 20 psi. When an insufficient water supply situation exists, the incident commander should be notified and the Ladder Company should use the smaller set of tips or the automatic nozzle. An additional Engine Company may need to lay to an alternate source.


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HIGH-RISE BAG OPERATIONS Each truck is equipped with a High-Rise bag with 200 feet of 1 ¾ attack line, a gated- wye, a double male adapter, and a spanner wrench. These packs are great for working from a standpipe or connecting to a 3-inch supply line to extend the reach of the Engine Company. The following engine pressures should be used when hooking up a High-Rise bag to a 3 inch supply line: (BASED ON 100 GPM FLOW) 3 inch supply line Supplying 1 High-Rise Bag Supplying 2 High-Rise Bags 200 feet 140 psi 170 psi 300 feet 145 psi 175 psi 400 feet 150 psi 180 psi 500 feet 155 psi 185 psi 600 feet 160 psi 190 psi


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STANDARD PUMP PRESSURES ATTACK LINES 1 ¾ combination nozzle 125 psi 1 ¾ 15/16 smooth bore 75 psi not to exceed 125 2-½-combination nozzle 125 psi 2 ½ 1 1/8 smooth bore 75 psi not to exceed 125 Deluge Gun (portable) 100 psi at the nozzle Pre-Piped Deck gun 100 psi SUPPLY LINES 3” Supply line 100 psi 5” Supply line start at hydrant pressure Increase at 25 psi Increments NEVER EXCEED 185 PSI Ladder Pipe start at 150 psi

Sprinkler and standpipes start at 150 psi NEVER EXCEED 200 PSI


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Basic Pump Operations: Apply Parking brake

Shift into neutral

Engage pump shift all the way to pump mode

Shift transmission into Drive

Watch for speedometer to move (this will confirm pump is engaged)

Open tank-to-pump valve all the way (This is an electric slow opening slow closing valve)

Ensure line is completely pulled from cross-lays and slowly open appropriate discharge valve

Adjust throttle to desired operating pressure

Set discharge relief valve If switching to supply line from booster tank operations:

1. Disconnect hose from bed and hook up to an intake

2. Use the pony line if needed

3. Call for the hydrant to be charged

4. When water is continuously flowing from the piston intake or has reached the front or rear intake, slowly open the valve

5. Move back to the pump panel and adjust discharge pressure to compensate for the intake pressure

6. Slowly open the tank fill valve and fill the tank up


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OPERATING FROM HYDRANTS Make a note of the static intake pressure and then see how much it drops when you start flowing water, this will tell you how good the hydrant is. This is important it will tell you if you are capable of supplying another line or how much more water you are capable of giving. Never let residual (intake) pressure drop below 20 psi. Supply LDH hydrant valves at hydrant pressure unless requested otherwise. Supply 3-inch hydrant valves at 100 psi unless requested otherwise. Increase and decrease pump pressures in 25-pound increments. Discharge relief valve should be used all the time and is required to be used when multiple lines are in service. Only use the radio when necessary.


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OPERATING FROM A STATIC SOURCE (DRAFTING) We don’t do this very often so most drivers will be rusty. If you follow these steps, you will get water. 1 Select a good site. (Must be less than 20 feet vertical lift) 2 Remove hard sleeves, make sure gaskets are in place, connect together and attach floating strainer. Make tight connections use spanners and rubber mallet if needed. Spray the connections with WD40 if available. 3 Attach hard sleeves to steamer or front suction. Make sure connections are tight. 4 Move the truck into position while having the crew guide the hose. Always use a spotter and wheel chocks when possible. Be careful on soft ground. 5 Make sure all intake caps are tight and hard sleeves have a good tight connection. 6 Engage the pump, make sure tank- to- pump, and tank- fill valves are closed all the way, open appropriate suction valve. Increase engine speed to 1200 rpm. Pull primer and look at the discharge pressure gauge. You will hear primer tone change and suction gauge should drop. Pressure gauge should climb. This should take no more than 1 minute. If you have not picked up a draft within 90 seconds, idle the truck and push the primer back in. Check all connections for air leaks. Check to see if strainer is blocked, this step is often forgotten. If suction is over 20 inches on gauge and you can’t flow enough water, you most likely have a blockage on the strainer. Start over again from the beginning if necessary. Communicate any problems to the incident commander or water supply officer. Once the water is flowing, close the primer. Don’t try to pump more than is available this is known as “cavitation” and can damage the pump. (When this happens it will sound like you have rocks in the pump) decrease throttle or gate back a discharge. If trying to supply a master stream with stacked tips, use a smaller tip. When finished make sure pump is thoroughly flushed out with potable water and steamer screen, and relief valve strainer is checked for rocks and debris.


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Engine 14 drafting from Silver Lake flowing over 1500 GPM from less than 1 foot of water using the floating strainer. FF Newkirk used a shovel to dig a small hole under the floating strainer.

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