Stretching & Operating the First Line, Tim Klett, 2004
The Fire Department Training Network is a not-for-profit training organization dedicated to training firefighters. It produces results-oriented, reality-based, FireNotes for firefighters and fire departments across the country.
This NewsNote deals with Stretching & Operating the First Line. This topic is of utmost importance to all firefighters, since in many cases the first hand line is the ONLY handline until reinforcement arrive, which may take quiet awhile, especially in rural departments.
CONTENTS:
The Purpose of the First Line
Determining Line Size & Position
Estimating the Stretch
Strething the First Line
Engine Company Assignments
Engine Company Tools
Operating the First Line During Emergencies
Training for the Engine Company
5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 88 pages, B&W photos, softbound, ISBN: 0-9719788-3-2, BS8325 / $26.95
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