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… engine company once told me when I was the nozzleman to always keep the nozzle pointed up ..... because you just never know. As the nozzleman , I was expected to be ready to open ..... environment of a fire building. If you are the nozzleman , stay alert, hold onto the nozzle …
… easy indicators of what to grab. The nozzleman can see the large group of long tails ..... hanging it up on the door. (5) The nozzleman grabs his 50 feet of working line to ..... designated by the officer. (6) The nozzleman has his working line shouldered, and the …
… looked about for his captain and the nozzleman . Time was of the essence. He knew how ..... out. Although he couldn't see the nozzleman before he sprinted up the stairs, Hakopian ..... while visibility was still good; the nozzleman would be right behind him with the hoseline …
… the fire floor. In this case, the nozzleman will gather 100 feet of hose by holding ..... condition in the stairway. (3) The nozzleman stretches the hoseline 100 feet past apartment 410. (4) The nozzleman gathers 100 feet of hose into a reverse …
… With the hoseline in position and the nozzleman directing its stream on the fire, members ..... operations. This is the company whose nozzleman takes off running toward the fire with ..... obstacles while members crowd behind the nozzleman . HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ENGINE? An effective …
… backing up the hoseline tells the nozzleman he needs to put some water on ..... to burn. The officer tells the nozzleman to put the stream on the exposure ..... The senior firefighter tells the nozzleman to put the stream into the front …
… each equaling 50 feet of hose. The nozzleman should grab the first loop. This will ..... very few decisions being made by the nozzleman (see "Special Conditions" on page ..... s except in an emergency, when the nozzleman should be allowed to open the nozzle …
… preconnect. At fires in small houses, the nozzleman usually brings the nozzle to the front door and ..... than 200 feet and necessitate that the nozzleman flake out as much as 150 feet ..... a stair railing or under a door. The nozzleman won’t realize that he has an inadequate …
… preconnect. At fires in small houses, the nozzleman usually brings the nozzle to the front door and ..... than 200 feet and necessitate that the nozzleman flake out as much as 150 feet ..... a stair railing or under a door. The nozzleman won’t realize that he has an inadequate …
… the gpm flow always available to the nozzleman , or does he have to turn a ring on the ..... mattress or a corner of the room, the nozzleman applies a short burst from the stream ..... burning area involves one room, the nozzleman opens the nozzle a little longer. If …
