Training Minutes: Hoselines: The Bounce

In this Training Minutes videoRay McCormack explains how to use “The Bounce,” a floor-sweeping technique that allows firefighters to use a hosestream to clear debris out of the immediate area before advancing the hoseline toward a fire area.

These videos are for firefighter training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies. This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in 2011.

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