Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department Hose Loads SOP 608 PDF

CLEARWATER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE S.O.P. 608 SUBJECT: Hose Loads PAGE 1 OF 12 CATEGORY:...

CLEARWATER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE S.O.P. 608 SUBJECT: Hose Loads PAGE 1 OF 12 CATEGORY: SUBCATEGORY: Operations Suppression APPROVED BY: EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 REVIEWED DATE: 05/24/22 SIGNATURE ON FILE, APPROVED TO FORM THIS DATE BY SCOTT EHLERS, FIRE CHIEF, FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT FORMS REQUIRED: NOTE: Current forms are located on the Department’s SharePoint. PURPOSE: To establish and define standards and minimum quantities of hose supplies on apparatus and to establish standards for loading hose on fire apparatus in a safe, effective, and efficient manner. GLOSSARY: Minuteman: Type of hose load to ease in the stretching of hose. Dog Ear: A large fold at 50 intervals that extends out from the edge of the hose load to allow a gloved hand to be inserted into the fold. This assists in removing the hose from the hose bed. Shoulder Load: The portion of the minuteman load that is placed on the firefighter’s shoulder, typically 100 feet of hose. Drag Load: The portion of the minuteman load that is dragged behind the firefighter while stretching the shoulder load. “J”-Strap: A large carabineer that has webbing attached to both the hose and the carabineer. This is used to secure courtyard stretches to substantial objects to prevent the water thief from moving.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 2 OF 12 608.1 1 ¾” 150-foot Rear Pre-Connect A. The rear pre-connect shall consist of 150 feet of 1 ¾” hose with a Fire Chief break-a-way nozzle and with a 75/175 fog nozzle tip loaded in a minuteman load. B. Loading 1. The female end of a 50-foot section of 1 ¾” hose is connected to the Officer Rear Discharge. For all Velocity Engines, the Officer Rear Discharge is the one closest to the center of the apparatus. 2. The 50-foot section is loaded in a flat load from the rear of the hose bed to the front of the hose bed. The first fold at the rear of the hose bed is a dog ear. 3. Once the 50-foot section is loaded, the male coupling is placed out of the hose bed towards the cab. This creates the drag load. 4. The Fire Chief nozzle is connected to the male coupling of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose and placed on the rear end of the hose bed facing the rear of the apparatus. 5. The rest of the 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose is then loaded in a flat load starting at the rear of the hose bed going towards the cab of the engine approximately 8 feet, creating the shoulder load. 6. When all of the hose is loaded, the male coupling from the 50 foot drag load of 1 ¾” and the female coupling from the shoulder load 100 feet 1 ¾” are connected and placed on top of the 100 foot shoulder load nearest the nozzle.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 3 OF 12 608.2 1 ¾” Front Bumper 150-foot Pre-Connect A. The front bumper pre-connect shall consist of 150 feet of 1 ¾” hose with a Fire Chief break-a- way nozzle and with a 75/175 fog nozzle tip on all Pierce Velocity Engines. B. Loading 1. Perform a donut roll 2. Fold the hose in half placing the male coupling on top of the female coupling 3. Leave the male coupling 12 to 18 inches short of the female coupling 4. Roll the hose from the folded end as tightly as possible 5. Place the hose in the hose well with the coupling facing forward (away from the engine) 6. Connect the couplings and attached the nozzle to complete the 150’ 1 ¾” hose load 7. Secure with two Velcro straps on top of the load 608.3 1 ¾” Front Bumper 100-foot Pre-connect A. The front bumper pre-connect shall consist of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose with a Fire Chief break-a- way nozzle with a 75/175 fog nozzle on all Contender and Enforcer Engines. B. Loading 1. The female end of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose is connected to the front bumper pre-connect discharge. 2. The 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose is loaded in a flat load. 3. The nozzle is attached to the male coupling and stored on top of the hose load. 4. Secure with the latching cover. 608.4 1 ¾” 200-foot Crosslay A. The crosslays are located above the pump panel. The crosslays shall consist of 200 feet of 1 ¾” hose with Fire Chief break-a-way nozzles with a 75/175 fog nozzle tip and loaded in a minuteman load. The front crosslay will have the nozzle facing the driver’s side of the apparatus, with the shoulder load closest to the front apparatus. The rear crosslay will have the nozzle facing the officer’s side of the apparatus, with the shoulder load closest to the center divider.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 4 OF 12 B. Loading 1. The female end of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose is connected to 10 foot 1 ¾” pony section with the swivel facing the direction the nozzle will face. 2. The 100 feet of 1 ¾” is loaded in a flat load on top of each other is a single stack, with a dog ear at the 50-foot interval. This creates the drag load. 3. Once the 100 foot drag load is loaded, the male coupling is placed out of the hose bed. 4. The nozzle is attached to the male coupling of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose and placed in the crosslay hose bed with the nozzle facing outwards. 5. The 100 feet of 1 ¾” is loaded in a flat load on top of each other in a single stack creating the shoulder load. 6. When all the hose is loaded, the male coupling of the 100 foot drag load and the female coupling of the 100-foot shoulder load are connected and placed on the shoulder load nearest the nozzle.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 5 OF 12 608.5 1 ¾” 200-foot Rear Pre-Connect A. The 1 ¾” 200-foot Rear Pre-Connect shall consist of 200 feet of 1 ¾” hose with a Break-A- Way 1” smooth bore 90/210 nozzle and loaded in a minuteman load for all Velocity Engines. B. Loading 1. The female end of a 50-foot section of 1 ¾” hose is connected to the Officer Rear Discharge. 2. The (2) 50-foot sections (100 feet) are loaded in a flat load from the rear of the hose bed to the front of the hose bed. The second fold at the rear of the hose bed is a dog ear. 3. Once the (2) 50-foot sections are loaded, the male coupling is placed out of the hose bed towards the cab. This creates the drag load. 4. The Break-A-Way smoothbore nozzle is connected to the male coupling of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose and placed on the rear end of the hose bed facing the rear of the apparatus. 5. The rest of the 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose is then loaded in a flat load starting at the rear of the hose bed going towards the cab of the engine approximately 8 feet, creating the shoulder load. 6. When all of the hose is loaded, the male coupling from the 100-foot drag load of 1 ¾” and the female coupling from the shoulder load 100-foot 1 ¾” are connected and placed on top of the 100 foot shoulder load nearest the nozzle.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 6 OF 12 608.6 Coil Hose Load A. The Coil Hose Load shall consist of 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose, loaded in a “coil” with a Fire Chief break-a-way 75/175 fog nozzle and stored on top of the 2 ½” hose bed. B. Loading 1. Place a 6-foot hook on the ground. Place the nozzle attached to the male coupling of the 100 feet of 1 ¾” hose at one end of the 6-foot hook and bring the hose to the other end of the 6-foot hook. 2. Continue loading the hose by wrapping it around end-to-end making loops. 3. When all the hose is loaded, place a Velcro strap at the nozzle area to secure the load. Place a strap approximately in the middle and the last one near the opposite end of the nozzle. 4. Storage of the Coil Hose Load shall be on top of the 2 ½” hose in the hose bed. Ensure that the end of the Coil Hose Load is far enough away from the edge of the 2 ½” hose load to prevent accidental unloading and yet easy to reach for deployment.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 7 OF 12 608.7 2 ½” Static Load A. The 2 ½” static load shall consist of 200 feet in a flat load. The load shall be closest to the side of the apparatus on the driver’s side. B. Loading 1. The 200 feet of 2 ½” is loaded on the driver side of the rear hose bed in a single stack closest to the side of the apparatus. 2. The female coupling is loading first facing the rear of the hose bed. 3. The rest of the 200 feet of 2 ½” is loaded in a flat load in a single stack. 608.8 2 ½” Rear Pre-Connect A. The 2 ½” rear pre-connect shall consist of 200 feet of 2 ½” hose loaded in a minuteman load closest to 3” hose. A smoothbore nozzle with a 1 1/8” tip attached. B. Loading 1. Attach the female coupling to the drivers rear discharge of 100 feet of 2 ½” hose, closest to the side of the apparatus of Velocity Engines. 2. The 100 feet is loaded in a flat load in a single stack from the rear of the hose bed to the front of the hose bed creating a drag load. A dog ear is made at the 50-foot interval. 3. Once the 100-foot section is loaded, the male coupling is placed out of the hose bed facing the cab of the engine. 4. The nozzle is attached to the male coupling of 100 feet of 2 ½” hose and placed in the hose bed with the nozzle facing the rear of the apparatus on top of the drag load. 5. The 100 feet is loaded in a flat load in a single stack on top of the drag load, starting at the rear of the hose bed and going approximately 8 feet towards the front of the hose bed creating the shoulder load. 6. When all the hose is loaded, the male of the drag load and the female of the shoulder load are connected and placed on top of the shoulder load nearest the nozzle.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 8 OF 12 608.9 3” Static Load A. The right 3” hose bed shall consist of 300 feet of 3” hose loaded in a flat load. This shall hose bed shall be closest to the 5” hose load. B. Loading 1. Place the female coupling of 300 feet of 3” in the hose bed facing the rear. 2. The 3” hose is then loaded in a flat load going from the rear of the hose bed to the front of the hose bed. 3. Utilize a Dutchman to ensure the couplings do not flip over when stretching the hose line. 4. When all 300 feet of 3” hose is loaded, the male will be placed at the rear of the hose bed with a full fold length on top. 608.10 3” Courtyard A. The left 3” hose bed shall consist of 3” hose loaded in a minuteman load. A water thief and “J”- strap shall be attached to the end of the shoulder load. B. Loading 1. Place the female coupling of 200 feet of 3” hose in the hose bed facing the rear. 2. The 200-foot section is loaded in flat load going from the rear of the hose bed to the front of the hose bed with a dog ear inserted at the 50-foot interval. 3. Place the male coupling that is on top, out of the hose bed and facing the cab of the engine. This creates the drag load. 4. Attach the water thief and the “J”-strap to the male coupling of 100 feet of 3”. Place the water thief and “J”-strap on top of the drag load facing the rear of the apparatus. 5. Load the rest of the 100 feet of hose on top of the drag load in a flat load starting at the rear of the hose bed and going forward to the front of the cab approximately 8 feet. This creates the shoulder load. 6. When all the shoulder load hose is loaded, connect the female coupling of the shoulder load to the male coupling of the drag load.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 9 OF 12 608.11 5” Hose A. Engines shall carry 1,200 feet of 5” hose in a flat load. A layout rack shall be loaded on the last section of hose with an attached layout bag. B. Loading 1. Place the uncoupled coupling at the front of the hose bed. 2. Load the 5” in a flat load ensuring the folds at the front of the hose bed are not closer than 18 inched from the front of the hose bed. 3. Place the couplings in the front of the hose bed in the 18-inch area between the front hose bed and the folds of the hose. 4. Use Dutchman’s to ensure the couplings do not flip when deploying the 5” hose. 5. The last 25 feet of hose shall be loaded flat, with the coupling tucked into the center, creating the Layout Rack. 6. The Layout Rack shall be secured using the layout bag ensuring the seat belt connection is secured around the Layout Rack. 7. The Layout bag shall be placed on top of the hose with the flap facing the front of the engine. 8. The loop of the Layout bag shall be draped over the rear of the hose bed for easy accessibility.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 10 OF 12 608.12 5” Side-Wells A. Each pump panel side intake that has a side-well shall have a 50-foot section of 5” hose attached to the piston intake valve. B. Loading 1. Connect one end of the 50-foot 5” section of hose to the piston intake valve. 2. Load the 5” in a flat load starting with the end that is attached to the piston intake valve in the side-well. 3. Secure the hose load with Velcro straps. 608.13 5” Front Intake A. Each Velocity Engine shall have a 25-foot 5” hose attached to the front intake. B. Loading 1. Attach the threaded end of the 25-foot 5” intake hose to the swivel front intake. 2. Starting with the attached end, load the 5” hose in a flat load in the front hose well. 3. Secure the hose with Velcro straps.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 11 OF 12 608.14 Donut Rolls A. Each Engine shall carry specific amounts of hose in a donut roll load and stored in a specific location. B. Velocity Engines 1. Two 25-foot 3” hose sections shall be loaded in a donut roll and stored in the front hose well. 2. One 25-foot 5” hose section shall be loaded in a donut roll and stored in the rear compartment. C. Enforcer, Contender, and General Engines 1. Two 25-foot 3” hose sections shall be loaded in a donut roll and stored in the driver compartment. 2. One 25-foot 5” hose section shall be loaded in a donut roll and stored in the driver compartment. 3. One 50-foot 5” hose section shall be loaded in a donut roll and stored in the driver compartment. 608.15 Nozzles A. 1 ¾” Nozzles 1. Break-a-way Fog – Minimum flow shall be 175 gpm for structural firefighting and may be increased to 200 gpm at the Officer’s discretion. 2. Break-a-way Smoothbore – Shall be 1-inch tip with a flow of 210 gpm. 3. Each nozzle shall be engraved with the respective station number that the nozzle is issued. This will also be true for reserve apparatus (i.e. RE-1, RE-2, RE-3). Companies shall also place their respective company color labels to the nozzle without covering the engraved station numbers. B. 2 ½” Nozzles 1. Fog – Minimum flow shall be 250 gpm for structural firefighting. 2. Smoothbore – Minimum tip size shall be 1 1/8 inch flowing 265 gpm. Behind the 1 1/8- inch tip shall be a 1 1/4-inch tip that flows 328 gpm. 608.16 Miscellaneous A. 1-inch Smoothbore tip 1. In the cab of the Officer’s side there shall be a 1-inch tip. This tip will allow the Officer when arriving at a scene to change from a fog nozzle to a 1-inch smoothbore nozzle. After the incident, the fog nozzle shall be returned, and the 1-inch tip returned to the cab.  SUBJECT: Hose Loads EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/03 S.O.P. 608 REVISION DATE: 07/16/20 CATEGORY: Operations SUBCATEGORY: Suppression PAGE 12 OF 12 References: T.B. # 2012-07 Coil Hose Load T.B. # 2012-13 3” Courtyard T.B. # 2012-11 2 ½” Hose Load T.B. # 2016-26 1 ¾” Front Bumper Pre-connect T.B. # 2012-04 “J”-Strap T.B. # 2016-27 200 foot 1 ¾” Pre-connect T.B. # 2007-10 Nozzles T.B. # 2006-11 Water Supply Procedures