Eliminating the Nozzle Shutoff to Extend Hoselines
Ray McCormack discusses a potential failure point when using the first line's shutoff to extend the attack hoseline, and offers a solution.
3 min read
As goes the first line, so goes the fire, the old saying goes. The primary weapon on firefighters everywhere, hose is the means of conveying water to the fire for extinguishment. Access our training library on hose stretches, hose loads, hose packs, hoseline selection, nozzles, and everything the effective engine company firefighter needs to put the fire out.