Review of S.O.P #4 Apparatus Placement at Fire Scenes Pumping Apparatus: The First arriving pumper (Operating Pumper) is to enter the fire street and proceed the distance of two (2) buildings past the fire building. Engine companies WILL NOT STOP in FRONT if the FIRE BUILDING unless ORDERED to by the INCIDENT COMMANDER. The benefits of the Operating Pumper assuming this proper position include shorter attack lines, ease of hose stretches, (By having the hosebed facing the fire scene) and of course, LEAVING the FRONT of the FIRE BUILDING open for the LADDER. Second arriving pumpers (Supply Pumper) will ensure that an adequate supply of water is provided to the Operating Pumper. If the Operating Pumper is set up and the First Ladder company is already in front of the building, the Supply Pumper will back into the Operating Pumper, drop a Supply manifold and a “5” line or parallel “3” lines and proceed out of the fire street, seeking a water supply. The Supply Pumper shall seek a different water main other than the one that the Operating Pumper is connected to. Other arriving units must allow the Supply Pumper to perform this task without blocking it in the street. If two pumpers arrive simultaneously, without a ladder nearby, they will both enter the fire street. The second pumper becomes the Operating Pumper, setting up in the proper position, and the first pumper becomes the Supply Pumper by dropping his “5” or parallel lines and driving away from the fire scene to a water supply. If the second arriving pumper is at the intersection away from the Fire building, he will back into the one-way street (after allowing traffic to exit), drop a “5” or parallel feed lines and proceed out of the street in the direction of traffic flow and attempt to utilize a water main different from the one the Operating pumper is utilizing. Other arriving units should be cautioned against entering the street before the Supply Pumper completes his stretch. Additional first alarm pumpers have an automatic assignment to ascertain that the Operating Pumper has an adequate water supply. Pumpers that are not committed initially should stage at the nearest intersection and monitor radio transmissions for their assignment by the Incident Commander. Chauffeurs should not routinely hook up to a hydrant unless instructed by the Incident Commander. At large scale fires, several sets of Operating and Supply Pumpers will be used at various tactical locations around the fire scene, i.e. rear and side streets. Several short attack lines can be taken from each of the Operating Pumpers, eliminating long stretches of single hand lines from pumpers distant from the Fire scene. When an Operating Pumper is setting up in a tactical zone other than the front of the Building, he should request or coordinate a “feed line” from another pumper at the scene or provide his own feed when another pumper is not available. Separate water mains should be sought out when more than one Supply Pumper is being utilized. If there is a “no fire” initial size-up by the first unit on the scene, pumpers other than the Operating Pumper and the Supply Pumper will “stage” at the ends of the fire street, awaiting instructions from the Incident Commander. Operating and Supply Pumpers will take up positions as previously outlined, being ready to operate if necessary. All supply lines to pumpers deployed by units equipped with a “5” hose, WILL BE “5” HOSE ONLY. Smaller hose will not be used when “5” is available. Chauffeurs will begin feeding other pumpers at 80 P.S.I. When additional water is requested, increases should be in 50 P.S.I increments until 180 P.S.I. is attained. Under NO circumstances; however, should operating pressure on “5” LDH exceed 200 P.S.I . In order to take advantage of all available water, pumpers hookin-up to hydrants for water supply will use “5” front suction ONLY. “3” side suctions will be used to connect to distribution manifolds or ‘3” feed lines from other pumpers. At the scene of “Working Fires”, pumpers will either, turn around and back in, or in the case of a wide street, pass the fire and prepare to lay hose away from the scene. The object of this procedure is to place the hosebed facing the fire scene for ease of hose stretches.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 00:37:53 +0000
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