PERFORMING THE ONE-PERSON FOOT-TILT METHORD Place one foot on the hose behind the male coupling. push down with your foot to tilt the male coupling upward. place the other hand behind the female coupling and grasp the hose.
PERFORMING THE TWO-PERSON METHORD Pick up the male end of the coupling. Grasp it directly behind the coupling and hold it tightly against the body. The second brigade member hold the female coupling firmly with both hands. The second brigade member brings the female coupling to the male coupling. . The second brigade member aligns the female coupling with the male coupling
The second brigade member turns the female coupling counter clockwise until it clicks. Turn the female coupling clockwise to couple the hoses .
PERFOMING THE ONE-PERSON KNEE-PRESS METHORD Pick up the connection by the female coupling end. Turn the connection upright resting the male coupling on a film surface. Place a knee on the female coupling and with body weight press down. Turn the female swivel counterclockwise and loosen the coupling.
PERFORMING THE TWO-PERSON STIFF-ARM METHORD Two brigade member face each other and firmly grasp their respective coupling. With elbows locked straight, the brigade members push toward each other. While pushing toward each other, the brigade members turn the coupling counter clockwise, loosening the coupling.
WYES A wyes is a device that splits one hose stream into two hose streams .
WATER THIEF The water that comes from a single inlet can be directed to a multiple outlets and one outlet that same size as the inlet.
SIAMESE It combine two hose lines into one. Two female inlets into single outlet.
ADAPTORS Adaptors are used for connecting hose couplings of the same diameter that have dissimilar threads. DOUBLE-FEMALE ADAPTOR -To join two male hose couplings. DOUBLE-MALE ADAPTOR -To join two female hose couplings .
Double female Double male
REDUCER Reducer is used to attach a smaller hose to a larger hose.
HOSE JACKET Used to stop a leakage section of hose.
HOSE ROLLER A roller is used to protect a hose when it is hoisted over a sharp edge of a roof or a windowsill.
HOSE CLAMP A hose clamp is used to temporarily interrupt the flow of water in a hose line .
HOSE RAMP Hose ramp is used for protecting hose from traffic during fire fighting.
VALVES Valves are used to control the flow of water in a hose line. BALL VALVES- These valves are used on nozzles, gated wyes, and engine discharge gate. GATE VALVES- These valves are found on hydrants and on sprinkler systems. BUTTERFLY VALVES- These valves are often found on the large pump intake connections where a hard suction hose or soft suction hose is connected.