Hose

Question 1

Double Connection

Answer 1

Connect two female, or two male coupling together.

Both 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 doubles carried

Question 2

Foam Eductor

Answer 2

used with foam nozzle or fog nozzle
it extracts foam concentrate from 5 gallon buckets to nozzle at set %
1.5” connections

Question 3

Chapman Gate

Answer 3

Several turns of the handle to open. Precise control

**used in annual hose test

Question 4

Morse Gate

Answer 4

Most prevalent gate in PFD

Quarter turn to open and close

Question 5

Gated Wye

Answer 5

Divides a single line into two or more lines
most commonly used to reduce a 2.5” to two smaller 1.75” lines.
Equipped with ball valve gates

Question 6

Reducers

Answer 6

Used to connect two different sizes of hose or fittings.
“bell reducer” used to connect 2.5” female threads and 1.5” male threads.
another common reducer goes hydrant to 2.5” hose

Question 7

Siamese

Answer 7

Used to supply one large line by two or more smaller lines. equipped with clapper valves (prevent loss of water from disconnected line)

Question 8

Ladder Pipe

Answer 8

Clamped to the top rungs of aerial ladders.

3” line supply

Question 9

Monitor

Answer 9

or “deck pipes” are permanently mounted turrets.

Mounted of fireboats

Question 10

Portable Turret

Answer 10

Can be moved from deck mounted position. usually require a 3” supply line

Question 11

Applicator (nozzles)

Answer 11

device that is attatched to 1.75” nozzles or booster hose.

purpose is to apply streams beyond accessibility of firefighter

Question 12

Ackwood Distributor

Answer 12

1.5”, 3’ in length
Supplied by 2.5” lines, delivers 460gpm at 100 psi nozzle pressure
needs 2 inch hole, covers 30 feet

Question 13

Bresnan Distributor

Answer 13

Circulating nozzle with a 2.5” female connection. lowered through 8” hole, 80 psi nozzle with cover 30’ diameter at 250gpm

Question 14

Foam Nozzle

Answer 14

Designed to generate foam. used in conjunction with foam eductor

Question 15

Fog Nozzle

Answer 15

Come in a variety of sizes. Allow for fog stream or straight stream

Question 16

Piercing Nozzle

Answer 16

Meant to be driven through walls. (wood constructed, cinder bloack, roofing). 1.5” connection

Question 17

Straight Tip Nozzle

Answer 17

Powerful, long range streams. carried 1.5” and 2.5” sizes. can be used on ladders monitors or turrets.

Question 18

Diameter of Hose in PFD

Answer 18

1 3/4”
2 1/2”
3”

50’ sections

Question 19

Woven Jacket Hose

Answer 19

two types: Lined and Unlined
Standard department hose = 1,2, or 3 woven jackets with an inner lining

Unlined hose used in wildland or standpipes (lightweight)

Question 20

Rubber-Covered Hose

Answer 20

Extruded or Vulcanized rubber outer.

Question 21

Braided (booster hose)

Answer 21

Rigid, non-collapsible 3/4” or 1” hose in the booster reel

Question 22

Wrapped (hard suction)

Answer 22

Hard plastic to resist collapse in drafting operations

10’ lengths in 3” or 6” diameter

Question 23

Storz Fitting

Answer 23

Seen on 5” hose.

quarter turn required to lock in, no threads, just a rubber gasket

Question 24

Hose section Weight and Volume (by diameter)

Answer 24

1 3/4’’ = 6.23 Gallons/65 lbs. (both hose and water weight)
2 1/2” = 12.75 Gal/151 lbs
3” = 18.36 Gal/203 lbs
5” (100ft.) = 102 Gal/956 lbs