Pinned Aerial Waterways

[stevo233]

Hello all:

How does everyone run their pinned waterways? Rescue or firefighting mode?

Reasons?

Thanks

[mtg55]

More for apparatus threads, for the future . Rescue. If you pull up and have people hangin from windows/balconies, I'd be pretty upset if my first in truck had to adjust their waterway before going into service. If you are setting up the pipe for firefighting operations, you've already written the property off (most of the time) and there is not much of a rush at that point. Just my opinion.

[johnny46]

Life, then property.

[mtg55]

Life, then property.

Haha, thanks for shortening it up Johnny Some have a much better, quicker way with words than I

[snowball]

I just flip a switch on the control panel. It's the way of the future. Way of the future. Way of the future. Way of the future. It's the way of the future. Way of the future. Way of the future. It's the way of the future. Way of the future. Way of the future.

[RFD21C]

sadly most of all ours are keep pinned in attack mode. Apparently after a certain national publication published a picture of one of our sticks flowing water with the aerial in rescue mode. One of the chiefs got ****ed and had everyone leave in attack mode.

Now some years later we still do it that way. idk but we do. I am to low in the trenches to change it.

here is the picture if you are wondering

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1...55473033llaooW

[Squirt1262]

Rescue position. As so aply noted earlier life then property

[chaunz15]

Rescue. It takes seconds to go to the tip and change it.

[firepundit]

I have always avoided recommendations with regards to SOP. And, almost always been pressed for suggestions. It is personal opinion only but, regardless of switch or physical operation, rescue position first and foremost. A minute to adjust won't make that much difference in a fully involved fire but might make a world of difference in a life safety situation.

Even if it is only a matter of flipping a switch, if the aerial gets extended and the operator must retract to secure to the monitor to the second fly, time has been wasted. Worse yet, the public only will see you send the saving arm only to pull it away and try again. Bad news.

With a properly manned aerial the change to elevated master stream should not slow down operations since even a manual device can be pinned while the jacks are being set. However, that "properly manned" part seems to becoming a thing of the past. But, that is another story.

[jtucker1384]

sadly most of all ours are keep pinned in attack mode. Apparently after a certain national publication published a picture of one of our sticks flowing water with the aerial in rescue mode. One of the chiefs got ****ed and had everyone leave in attack mode.

Now some years later we still do it that way. idk but we do. I am to low in the trenches to change it.

here is the picture if you are wondering

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1...55473033llaooW

I can see where he was coming from by that cause if you leave it in rescue mode and flow water you can really mess you ladder up. However what do they always teach us life over property a person is alot more important that a building.

[firepundit]

sadly most of all ours are keep pinned in attack mode. Apparently after a certain national publication published a picture of one of our sticks flowing water with the aerial in rescue mode. One of the chiefs got ****ed and had everyone leave in attack mode.

Now some years later we still do it that way. idk but we do. I am to low in the trenches to change it.

here is the picture if you are wondering

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1...55473033llaooW

After looking at the picture I still can't tell if the monitor was at the optimum level or not. I wasn't there and don't know one way or the other. I also do not understand how anyone can look at that single picture and declare that the nozzle should have been higher or lower without having been there themselves. The nozzle is nearly level so reach does not seem to be a problem. For all I know the master stream is exactly where someone wanted it.

Just sayin'.

[natedog54]

Rescue mode all the time. We'll re-pin it at a fire scene...

[Rescue101]

Ours goes where the Bucket goes. Life is MUCH simpler. T.C.

[RFD21C]

After looking at the picture I still can't tell if the monitor was at the optimum level or not. I wasn't there and don't know one way or the other. I also do not understand how anyone can look at that single picture and declare that the nozzle should have been higher or lower without having been there themselves. The nozzle is nearly level so reach does not seem to be a problem. For all I know the master stream is exactly where someone wanted it.

Just sayin'.

IDK either like I said it was befroe I got hired. The only thing I know is the fire in the picture was the VCU conflagration. The orginal fire building was a five story dorm/apartment building underconstruction. The fire cross a 6 lane street and continued to burn many buildings in the carver community of the city (I think 40ish buildings). The fire even jumped I-95 and burned a building or two in that area.

[RoaddoggAK]

Ours goes where the Bucket goes. Life is MUCH simpler. T.C.

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