Attack Lines

[Acklan]

We carry

2- 1.75" 100' SM-30 automatic nozzles
2- 1.75" 200' SM-20 automatic nozzles
600' of 3" with a wye and 2-1.75" SM-20 automatic nozzles
1500 GPM monitor pre-plumbed (used alot on blitz attacks)

We have very large warehouses and alot of HazMat in our district. I use the 3"/1.75" load to advance into building or on apartments where the pre-connects won't reach. I use it several times a year. I also keep a 2.5"x5"storz adapter on the end of the 3". In the event we have to support a HazMat incident, I can connect to my 1800" of 5" and lay out keeping my truck and FEO (driver) out of the hot zone and up wind.
We have alot of 14'x40' shotgun houses less than 20' off the road. The 100' 1.75" come in real handy. Don't have a huge knot of hose, or waste time stretching extra hose. Also used as car/trash fire lines.
The 1500 gpm monitor...well I think you get the idea.

[BFDLT32]

150' 1.75
200' 1.75
200' 2.00
200' 2.5
Bumper line is 100' 1.75 and 100' 1" trash line.

[loxfire16]

We use 1.75" and 3" sometimes.

[Dickey]

on our 3 engines:
4- 200 ft. 1 1/2" preconnects
1- 150 ft. 2 1/2" preconnect

Tanker:
2- 200 ft. 1 1/2" preconnect

Brush truck:
2- 150 ft. 1" forestry lines

[stillPSFB]

All of our attack lines are stored flaked in removable trays in lockers on the rear of the apparatus - all have nozzles attached, but aren't preconnected - we just break the line when we've pulled out enough hose.
2x 500' of 1.5"
2x 500' of 2.5"
and we have a booster line on a reel which we use for trash and car fires etc.

[Bones42]

1st out:
- front bumper
100' 1.75 with Akron adjustable nozzle
50' .75 with Akron adjustable nozzle

- crosslays
150' 1.75 with adjustable
200' 1.75 with adjustable

- hosebed
500' 2.5 with no nozzle (used for long stretches along the beach)
200' 2.5 with 1 1/8 smoothbore
2 x 100' 1.75 with adjustables (used at the end of the long stretches)

2nd out:
- front bumper
100' 1.75 with Akron adjustable nozzle

- crosslays
2 x 200' 1.75 with adjustable
200' 2.5 with 1 1/8 smoothbore

- hosebed
600' 2.5 with no nozzle (used for long stretches along the beach)
200' 2.5 with 1 1/8 smoothbore



Works for us.

[ECFD924]

Engine 91:
2- 200' 1 1/2" crosslays
1- 100' 1 1/2" rear preconnect
1- 150' 2 1/2" w/ nozzle not connected
1200' 3" supply split into 2 600' loads

Engine 92:
2- 200' 1 1/2" crosslays
1- 200' 1" Booster reel
1000' 2 1/2" supply split into 2 500' loads

[gefd901]

Engine 3
Crosslay:
150' 1 3/4" with Akron Turbojet
200' 1 3/4" with Akron Turbojet
250' 1 3/4" with Akron Turbojet

Hosebed:
200' 2 1/2" with smoothbore 1 1/4" tip
250' 3" with a wye and 50' of 1 3/4" with Akron turbojet
200' 3" with a TFT Crossfire

Booster 200'

Engine 4 - coming in December - equipped the same

Tanker 3
150' 1 3/4" with Akron Turbojet
200' 1 3/4" with Akron Turbojet

Left and right side trays have 50' preconnected 3" for quick supply to engine.

[LaFireEducator]

nice thread guys ..... let's keep it going.

[eric11]

We use the standard 1.75" crosslay. We also have 1.5"(front bumper) and 2.5"(hosebed) lines though.

[firefighter105]

Well. My pumper runs the following

Crosslays
150' of 1.5" with adjustable fog nozzle (foam line)
150' of 2.5" with adjustable nozzle

rear lays
150' of 1.5" structural line.
300' of 1.5" forestry hose.

Only one foam line, but we are goin to see if we can get the rest of them retro fitted, since they missed making them foam in the beginning.

Some manufacturers

[Dave1983]

Engine: 150 and 200' 1 3/4" crosslays (200 is foam). 200' 2.5" crosslay. 100' 1 3/4" bumper line.

Quint: Same as Engine except for a 150' bumper line.

Reserve Engine: 2 150' 1 3/4" crosslays. 200' 1 3/4" crosslay (foam). 200' 2.5" off rear.

[firefighterbfd]

At my paid dept. we have 1.75" crosslays 2.5" rearlay and 1100' of 5" at the rear.

At my volley dept. we use 1.75" and 2.5" rearlays and 1200' of 5" at the rear.

[orangebuster]

First out engine:

Front jump line-150 1 3/4 with Akron turbojets with breakaways
Front Crosslay-200 1 3/4 with Akron saberjet
Middle Crossly-200 1 3/4 with Akron saberjet
Rear Crosslya-200 2 1/2 with Akron saberjet

Left Rear- 200 3in with TFT Blitzfire combi nozzle and 400 under
Center Rear-1200 4in
Right Rear-200 1 3/4 off gated wye with Akro Turbojet w/ breakaways
400 under

2-hose packs with 150-1 3/4 with Akron Turbojets w/ breakaways
foam to front 2 lines A or B
Second out engine:

No jump line
TFT Blitzfire with stacked tips
EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME


STILL DOING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS!!!!!!!!

[hwoods]

2 Engines........

FIRE Engine....... 2004 Pierce 1,000 GPM/500 Tank
150 1.5 in the Front Bumper/Combo Nozzle
100 1.5 Right Running Board Tray/Combo Nozzle
200 1.5 Rear/Combo Nozzle
200 2.0 Rear/Stack Tip Nozzle
300 1.5 Rear/Combo Nozzle
400 Leader Line Rear/Combo Nozzle (200 2.5/wye/200 2.0)


RESCUE Engine....... 1995 Spartan/Quality 1,250 GPM/500 Tank
150 1.5 Front Bumper/Combo Nozzle
150 1.5 Crosslay/Combo Nozzle
200 1.5 Crosslay/Combo Nozzle
250 1.5 Rear/Combo Nozzle
250 2.0 Rear/Stack Tip Nozzle
400 Leader Line Rear Same as above.

Each carries 2 Bags, 1 with 250 1.0 Forestry Hose and Nozzles, Fittings, Etc. Other bag is 150 2.0 Lightweight Standpipe pack.

Supply is by 1,800 feet of 3 inch in a Split Bed, Can be Laid out Straight, Reverse, Single or Dual, or Split. We do NOT use a hydrant Valve, another Engine is ALWAYS on the hydrant. We also carry a pretty good assortment of Nozzles for all occasions, Including a Looney Gun (If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand ) to operate a 3.0 Handline.

Having provided this information, here is the disclaimer: I'd make some changes, except that the folks that pull these lines every day have developed the current arrangement over a period of time, and everything works well for them. I'm one of those who think that we have too many sizes of hose out there. I'd be running three sizes, 1 inch, 2 inch, and 3 inch. 1.0 for "Outside" Fires 2.0 for Structural Attack, and 3.0 for Supply and Structural Back up.

[Stonehawk]

On our first due engine:

Front bumper -
(2) 200 ft 1.75 lines
(1) 100 ft 1.00 trash

Crosslays -
(2) 200 ft 1.75 lines
(1) 200 ft 2.5 line

Rear Bed (including supply line) -
(1) 300 ft 3.00 with attached Blitzfire
(1) 500 ft 2.5 line (additional lengths for crosslay or backup line)
(1) 2000 ft 5.00 supply

Misc -
Deluge on top
2500 gallon tank
All lines are foam capable from the panel
2000 gpm Hale single stage pump

Our monster engine

[cfire3]

We use two 1.5 preconnects to our CAFS unit.

Saves water and labor. One 1.5 CAFS puts out more fire than any 2.5 water waster. And our department gets re-imbursed by the homeowners policy for the cost of the foam and the use of the truck and manpower that applied it.

Why are you still using plain old water?


Any chalengers?

[Firefighter1219]

We only have 1 engine and it has three 200' 1.75" crosslays with 2 having 200 gpm adjustable rate fog nozzles. One on front bumper with unknown flow fog nozzle.

We also use FireAde2000 and it cuts down on water usage.

[WTFD10]

Originally posted by cfire3
Why are you still using plain old water?

Because we don't have to pay for it and we don't have to bill our taxpayers for anything.

Go make your sales pitch somewhere else.

[cfire3]

Originally posted by WTFD10


Because we don't have to pay for it and we don't have to bill our taxpayers for anything.

Go make your sales pitch somewhere else.

Oh me! You must be thinking of someone else. I'm not selling anything. But You might not relize how expensive a tank of your free water actually cost your tax payers. CAFS has been documented by many agencies to be several times more efficiant than water for fire extinguishment. How about if it was just twice as efficiant instead of twenty times as efficiant (National Institute of Standards and Technology says CAFS is Twenty times more efficiant). That would be equivelant to having an extra $500,000 tanker at your fire. It would also mean you could save twice as much of the property in half as much time. And then there is the toxic products of combustion that are carried with your free water down the driveway and into the storm drains that run into your city water supply. Oh! well, I guess the tax payers won't mind you draining the hydrants in the drought areas, after all water is free. Where did you say you live???

Do more with less, work smarter, not harder.