Hydraulic ventilation: solid move or bad habit? Probie question for the firefighters here. When the fire is knocked and the room still needs clearing, some crews use a stream out the window to help pull smoke with it. Others want to talk timing, air movement, water use, and whether a fan or controlled opening would do the job better. Smooth bore or combination? (Adjustable smooth bore?) Timing matters. Coordination matters. Where does your crew stand on hydraulic ventilation? Drop your take in t
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Hydraulic ventilation: solid move or bad habit? Probie question for the firefighters here. When the fire is knocked and the room still needs clearing, some crews use a stream out the window to help pull smoke with it. Others want to talk timing, air movement, water use, and whether a fan or controlled opening would do the job better. Smooth bore or combination? (Adjustable smooth bore?) Timing matters. Coordination matters. Where does your crew stand on hydraulic ventilation? Drop your take in t
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How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve #firefighter
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How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve #firefighter
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Essential Truck Positioning for Firefighters
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The knockout punch with unmatched versatility #firefighter #monitor #crossfire
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The knockout punch with unmatched versatility #firefighter #monitor #crossfire
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Fighting Fire Exhausted? This Nozzle Trick Helps 🚒🔥 #firefighter #residential #training
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Fighting Fire Exhausted? This Nozzle Trick Helps 🚒🔥 #firefighter #residential #training
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You want the absolute most out of your firefighting equipment - and it's our mission to make that as easy as possible for you and your department's maintenance team. This brand new service class video with firefighter Doug Heller is now live on YouTube and the TFT website so you can get even more years out of your nozzles' ball shutoff valves: How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve ➡️ Head to the comments for the full video **************************************************************
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You want the absolute most out of your firefighting equipment - and it's our mission to make that as easy as possible for you and your department's maintenance team. This brand new service class video with firefighter Doug Heller is now live on YouTube and the TFT website so you can get even more years out of your nozzles' ball shutoff valves: How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve ➡️ Head to the comments for the full video **************************************************************
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The Metro 1 nozzle gives firefighters fixed GPM at a known pressure: no fiddling, no second-guessing
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The Metro 1 nozzle gives firefighters fixed GPM at a known pressure: no fiddling, no second-guessing
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🔥 Many firefighters forget THIS during high-rise ops… (Tim Walsh - Ret. Chicago FD) #firefighting
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What is your fire department's initial attack package?
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What's a tip probies need to know about air entrainment? #firefighter #nozzle #flow
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🔥 Looking for a tactical edge from your ground monitor? The BlitzFire can aim 10° - 86°!
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Replace your BlitzFire's Trip Mechanism
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🚒💧 Burp Drafting: Steps 1 and 2 💧🚒 If you've ever been on a rural fire scene with a failed primer, you know how stressful that is. When seconds matter, the burp drafting technique can help keep water flowing and ensure the mission goes on. 💪🔥 Here are Steps 1 and 2: 1️⃣ Use your apparatus's onboard tank water. Fully open the tank to pump and tank fill. 2️⃣ Recirculate the water at a high speed. This creates negative pressure at the pump’s impeller, drawing water from the booster tank back
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Ever tried intake-to-intake pumping? Here's why Andy Soccodato of The Water Thieves uses it in his water supply operations. When two engines are nose-to-nose at the scene and you go intake to intake, you’re moving residual water and not boosting pressure. The first pumper flows, the second takes what’s left. Cleaner setup, better panel control, less hose on the ground. How does your department handle this situation? 👉 Want more on intake to intake pumping and more water supply tactics? Watch th
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What's one tip you'd give a young firefighter about stairwell fires? How are you reading the flames before you move? Where are you putting your stream? What do you need to do to make sure your line doesn't kink or get tangled? What mistakes do you see inexperienced crews make? Smooth bore or combination - have a nozzle preference here? 👉 Share your knowledge in the comments and let's get the conversation flowing!
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Transformer Piercing Nozzle for Firefighters | Versatile Tool for Hard-to-Reach Spaces
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Innovative Basement Fire Attack Strategies for Firefighters
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Narrow streets don’t care about your rig size 🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 How to Use a Second-In Bag for Long Stretches with Philadelphia Fire Department (E12 of Fully Involved) Philly firefighters use this special hoseline bundle to overcome narrow streets, fences and apartments set way back. It gets water to the door fast, even when blocked out. Minimizes friction loss. Avoids coming up short. In Episode 12, one of the nation's oldest and most respected departments teaches us about the
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HYDRANT OPS: What's one tip every probie needs to know? Firefighter to firefighter, let’s get the knowledge flowing. How are you positioning the engine on arrival? What appliances are you pulling? How do some crews make a wrong move under pressure? How are you coordinating with the pump operator? What mistake keeps showing up on scene? 👉 Drop your answer in the comments and follow TFT for more helpful posts like this one
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