FE Volume 152 Issue 9

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SHOULD THERE BE A SMOKE CONTROL SECTOR?

SHOULD THERE BE A SMOKE CONTROL SECTOR?

The first photo below shows the "unbelievable" amount of smoke generated by a one-apartment fire in a home for the elderly in Tampa, Florida.1 Home contents are not what they were in past years. A large proportion of the contents of today`s dwellings originated as "black gold" pumped from the earth. In 1975, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers warned that codes were not designed for the increased fire loads. Recently, occupants of a New York City high-rise apartment died on upper
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RESCUESTRUT VEHICLE STABILIZATION KIT

RESCUESTRUT VEHICLE STABILIZATION KIT

Paratech, Inc.: Includes four 15-foot rachet belts, and two each of the following: 24-inch acme struts, 12-inch strut extensions, 24-inch strut extensions, V bases, hinged ground plates, and cone bases. Everything except the rachet belts are machined from anodized aluminum. Fully integratable with existing RescueStrut collapse stabilization equipment.
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Response: The predominate nozzle used by FDNY engine companies is a smooth- bore controlling nozzle with stacked outer stream tips ranging in size from 1 1/8-

Response: The predominate nozzle used by FDNY engine companies is a smooth- bore controlling nozzle with stacked outer stream tips ranging in size from 1 1/8-

Response: The predominate nozzle used by FDNY engine companies is a smooth- bore controlling nozzle with stacked outer stream tips ranging in size from 1 1/8-inch down to 1 5/16-inch. Some combination fog straight-stream nozzles are used, however, generally not on the initial structural fire attack line. In the 1970s, FDNY engine companies used combination nozzles. It was believed that the combination nozzle would be an effective tool for structural firefighting because it would provide the nozz
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Response: The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District uses predominantly smooth-bore nozzles for fire suppression, but combination nozzles are available for use at

Response: The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District uses predominantly smooth-bore nozzles for fire suppression, but combination nozzles are available for use at

Response: The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District uses predominantly smooth-bore nozzles for fire suppression, but combination nozzles are available for use at the officer`s discretion.
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Response: Our department uses combination nozzles on all attack lines. However, we are evaluating a variety of nozzles. There is a strong likelihood that we

Response: Our department uses combination nozzles on all attack lines. However, we are evaluating a variety of nozzles. There is a strong likelihood that we

Response: Our department uses combination nozzles on all attack lines. However, we are evaluating a variety of nozzles. There is a strong likelihood that we will switch to smooth-bore nozzles. Our department is not unlike many others across the country. We organized in 1889; adopted high-pressure fog nozzles (pre-SCBA) early; and then went to booster lines, to 112-inch attack lines equipped with combination nozzles, and, ultimately, to our present system of 1 3/4- and 2 1/2-inch attack lines equ
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Response: The Dallas Fire Department uses 1 3/4-inch hose and automatic nozzles almost exclusively for standard fire attack situations. Also, we have three-inch

Response: The Dallas Fire Department uses 1 3/4-inch hose and automatic nozzles almost exclusively for standard fire attack situations. Also, we have three-inch

Response: The Dallas Fire Department uses 1 3/4-inch hose and automatic nozzles almost exclusively for standard fire attack situations. Also, we have three-inch attack lines with a wye that has two 1 3/4-inch attack lines. All of our preconnected attack lines are 1 3/4-inch.
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Response: Our department has been using fog nozzles for a long time. Most of our fires involve single-family dwellings or houses that have been converted to apartments

Response: Our department has been using fog nozzles for a long time. Most of our fires involve single-family dwellings or houses that have been converted to apartments

Response: Our department has been using fog nozzles for a long time. Most of our fires involve single-family dwellings or houses that have been converted to apartments and are extinguished with 1 3/4- and 2 1/2-inch handlines using automatic fog nozzles. New nozzles were acquired along with new apparatus until the transition from fixed-pressure/fixed-gallonage fog nozzles to automatic fog nozzles was eventually completed approximately five years ago.
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LETTERS … I GET LETTERS

LETTERS … I GET LETTERS

Readers often e-mail questions to me about structure fire operations. The questions are sometimes basic, but since the basics are the foundation of this column, I will answer some of the questions here.
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Response: The Seattle Fire Department uses combination nozzles on every standard 1 3/4- and 2 1/2-inch handline. We use several types of combination nozzles.

Response: The Seattle Fire Department uses combination nozzles on every standard 1 3/4- and 2 1/2-inch handline. We use several types of combination nozzles.

Response: The Seattle Fire Department uses combination nozzles on every standard 1 3/4- and 2 1/2-inch handline. We use several types of combination nozzles. Some nozzles are designed to operate at dual pressures (high and low) to be effective in specific high-rise situations.
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THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE AS “DEEP PLAY”

THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE AS “DEEP PLAY”

Some day a very wise wizard armed with a battery of tests and a mammoth computer will speak the final answer to an elusive question: "Why does the volunteer fire service work?" Not all of us will be around to hear the answer.
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FIREGROUND SEARCHES

FIREGROUND SEARCHES

As you follow the engine company through the streets in the early morning, the dispatcher advises all responding companies that the phone information indicates a working fire. There is also a heavy smoke condition visible in the distance. You turn into the block directly behind the first engine. Heavy smoke is billowing across the street, making identification of the fire building difficult. The block appears to be comprised of all row homes. Down toward the middle of the row, heavy fire can be
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Response: The Columbia Fire Department has been using automatic nozzles on its preconnect lines for years. The department does have and use other nozzles

Response: The Columbia Fire Department has been using automatic nozzles on its preconnect lines for years. The department does have and use other nozzles

Response: The Columbia Fire Department has been using automatic nozzles on its preconnect lines for years. The department does have and use other nozzles according to the nature of the incident and prevailing conditions. Most CFD companies still carry smooth-bore nozzles and have been trained in their use. They are used to penetrate deep into high-heat areas and cool intense fires.
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