I have spent the morning at the station helping get things ready for a pending visit from the ISO rating people. It is amazing to look over their standards and see nothing different from the last time they came through the area.
Some things they require baffle me. Does anyone know why they want a high volume nozzle on a special service truck that has no pump and carries no water? How about the need for a portable master stream nozzle on an aerial platform with a master stream mounted on the bucket? And my favorite is the hose requirements. Nothing is really said about how to carry it, but if you don't have a booster reel, you need 800 feet of 1 1/2" hose with 200 feet on a pre-connect. If you do have the booster, you just need 600 feet and it can all be in donut rolls.
What are some of the other unusual ISO requirements you all have come up against??
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Richard Nester
Orrville (OH) Fire Dept.
[This message has been edited by MetalMedic (edited 02-10-2001).]
Some things they require baffle me. Does anyone know why they want a high volume nozzle on a special service truck that has no pump and carries no water? How about the need for a portable master stream nozzle on an aerial platform with a master stream mounted on the bucket? And my favorite is the hose requirements. Nothing is really said about how to carry it, but if you don't have a booster reel, you need 800 feet of 1 1/2" hose with 200 feet on a pre-connect. If you do have the booster, you just need 600 feet and it can all be in donut rolls.
What are some of the other unusual ISO requirements you all have come up against??
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Richard Nester
Orrville (OH) Fire Dept.
[This message has been edited by MetalMedic (edited 02-10-2001).]
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