Firefighter Survival - How to use Hose Couplings as Directional Indicators
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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This video serves both as a review as well as an introduction on how to use couplings on a hose line as directional indicators. Also included in the video is a description of an easy to make prop that can be used to teach and reinforce this skill.
Understand that the "Mnemonics" discussed in the video are just two of many techniques taught for this procedure. It's important for each individual Firefighter to use a method that THEY like and one that's easy to remember. Here are some other popular ones.
Bumps to the Pumps
Smooth - Bump, Bump - To the Pump
Lugs on the Shank lead to the Tank
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"Smooth, bump bump, straight to the pump" is how the veterans taught me. Yours is pretty good too; hadn't heard it before.
I was taught, "Brass to Brass you'll burn your ass. Brass to hose, follow your nose." It's definitely stuck in my mind and helps me out greatly.
smooth bump bump to the pump
And bump bump smooth and you're screwed
If you cant feel the coupling set by reaching your hands out and you have a tool with you, slide the tool along the hose, whatever the length of the tool, thats how much more reach you will gain. If the tool does contact the coupling, you will know.
None of these methods are 100% full-proof, but, all are taught to increase the odds of us getting out, alive. Lumps to Pumps, save our Bumps !!
Thanks for taking the time to share a great video. Stay Low, Stay Safe, Brother !
Smooth bump, bump to pump! That's the one I keep seeing. I like little to big, back to the rig as well but it might be harder to remember under duress.
smooth bump bump to the pump is the one that was taught to me
This is a great idea. We just covered this in our training last week.
I learned "straight, bump, bump... leads to the pump" and it seems to work well. That and to ALWAYS keep one hand on the line so you don't lose your orientation.
Very nice ! I am a training officer in my dept, and the way I teach the guys is: The smooth part is female (think of female skin, it's smoother). The bigger lugs are male (male skin is rougher). Now, the word "female" has 2 syllables, the word "Nozzle" has two syllables; The word "male" has 1 syllable, the word "truck" has 1 syllable. Whatever system we use, as long as the guys understand it. (Footnote...Our Firehouse burned to the ground 3 months ago, and we lost everything except 2 trucks.)
Great Idea, You do a great job with the videos, I've learned a lot from you.
I was always taught smooth bump bump goes to the truck
I like bump to the pump
I like "Long lugs lead out"
Great vid. Great instruction. Thank you for taking the time.
Smooth bump bump to the pump, bump bump smooth you better get in the groove
Smooth BUMP BUMP to the PUMP!!
Smooth, bump, bump, to the pump
The way I learned how to read fire hose couplings is " smooth, bump, bump to the pump"
Bumps to the pump!
Ive always heard the saying. Smooth Bump Bump to the pump.
Great training video
thank you!
cool video..but what if its instantaneous couplings??
Smooth, bump, bump to the pump
Smooth- bump -bump… to the pump
great video!
You can hear the couplings drop in a fire. I dont think so cause you have so many noises around you and you have an SCBA pack on while your breathing you wont ear anything
Why am I watching this? Our hoses use "unisex" couplings so they look exactly the same.
But what if the hose is coiled or looped many times inside, or if a situation happens where the female and male are pointing the opposite way?
Do the female couplings on the hose you were using have higbee indicators?
thanks man
dis-or-ie-nt-ed
A hose coupling(www.winnerfirehose.com/fire-hose-couplings_c7) is connector on the end of hose to connect or couple it with another hose or with a tap or hose appliance, such as irrigation sprinkler. It is usually made of steel,brass,stainless steel,aluminium or plastic.
Used for combining fire hose with fire hose ,fire hydrant ,water lance and the fire-fighting truck so that they are to supply water or foam mixture for putting out fire.
Bump to the pump, smooth to the bore nozzle
Smooth bump bump to the pump & bump bump smooth you're screwed
Do you use instant couplings on interior attack? I've only ever seen that in forestry hose.
"bumps to the pump"
long lugs lead out
smooth in, rock out
gave the coupling details
Bumps2pumps
its like backyard football.........go long
"go big-go home"
Thick in, Thin out…..coupling size.
Our academy uses Long(lug) leads to life(out) short(lug) leads to squirt(nozzle)
Female to fire or F TO F
The one I came up with and use is "the shanks in the sh!t". I got to confused with the others. Ie, like a relationship "females want in and males want out", etc......
Females lead towards the action
during size up I identified a hazard. Your helmet lol. clean it. no one cares .