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A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.
So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed to allow Metro-City and Big-City firefighters discuss this challenging aspect of our jobs.
Thanks for the clarification Brad. I think this is a case of regional terminology. Locally, correct or not, a 4 way valve and mainifold are two different appliances with two distinct uses. Hence my "confusion" post. I was confused.
I have zero ex...
I think we are confusing two different things here.
A manifold (in this part of the world anyway) is a large gated wye for reducing an LDH line into 2 or more smaller lines.
A device for boosting pressure on a forward lay would be a four way val...
We have manifolds available for use, but do not routinely utilize them. They can be utilized in a reverse lay evolution as follows:
The engine stops at the building and the Officer orders "manifold". The crew then sets off 1 3/4" and 2 1/2" bundl...
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- At 5:26pm on July 16, 2009,
Nate Risen said…
- Thanks for adding me, even though I guess you had no choice.
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