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elevated master stream!!!!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Shareef Abdu Nur Oct 22.
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Larry Laisch hit it right on the head. Great reply!
That's the response I was looking for !!! I guess some people are more concerned with what other people think of them instead of getting the job done correctly, too bad this person is a battalion chief !!!!!!!!!!!
Pete,
departments use Aerial devices at residential fires every flippin day. If you need big water you go to where you can get it. The people watching will probably be pleased as punch that you brought the big guns.
The issue was a chief officer was worried about how he would look using a ladder truck at a residential fire, he's got a different mentality, different tactics! It's all about image with him, I don't get it. By the way the fire was already through...
All of that is true Adam, but if the operation has gone from offensive to "surround and drown" ventilation and structural stability have stopped being a factor for me. I just want the fire to go away right now. JMO
Larry
Sorry, but I've got to offer a slightly different view on this. I agree that an aerial master stream can be a very effective tool, as it basically gives you much better accuracy of a large flow fire stream. Bringing a nozzle in close to an opening...
For defensive operations it can't be beat. If you are using a squrt you can go though a window or the roof if it's burned off. If you have a platform, cut the roof and shoot through the hole or lower the ladder to the level of the effected rooms a...
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