buzz, slaps , horns and hand signals

Question 0

Water rescue hand signals
One hand placed on top of reducers head?
One arm waving in the air?

Answer 0

Water rescue hand signals
One hand placed on top of reducers head indicates the rescuer is ready to be pulled.
One arm waving in the air indicates stop pulling.

Question 1

What do 1,2and 3 buzzer tones from the back step buzzer during a inline stretch mean?

Answer 1

One buzz emergency stop
Two buzz hose FF in position, pumper to proceed.
Three buzz are to the rear of pumper is clear for backing up operations and under proper supervision.

Question 2

Saw slaps
One slap
Two slaps
Three slaps

Answer 2

1 stop cut
2 cut
3 shut down saw

Question 3

Collapse operation Air horn signals.
1 long blast
3 short blast
1 long 1 short blast

Answer 3

Collapse operation Air horn signals.
1 long blast cease operations/all quite
3 short blast evacuate the area
1 long 1 short blast resume operations