A fire hose and the nozzle attaching to it are two most important pieces of equipment used by a firefighter on the fire ground. A hose nozzle serves a specific purpose of extinguishing the fire, and every firefighter knows it. A firefighter holding a hose can shut off the water flow, by manually control the…
The Nozzle with both Constant Pressure and Variable Gallonage Have you had enough of the poor fire stream caused by water pressure that is either too high or too low when you are holding the nozzle at the end of a hose line? Have you decided against changing the nozzle tip size or gallonage setting…
The hose line is considered one of the most common tools for firefighters on the fireground. All front-line fire operations need the host line to connect fire apparatus with the water suppliers, except for truck and rescue companies or some water tenders. As a matter of fact, the hose line is still widely used on…
Save your time Each one of us makes about 35,000 choices a day. Leaving aside 8 hours of sleep, one practically makes as many as 2,187 choices per hour. We understand how difficult it is for you to choose the right supplier, which involves endless comparison. Why don’t you focus on the one that is…
As previously mentioned in an article, we explained in detail how important it is to select the right hose line to meet numerous fireground challenges. Now we are focusing on how the attack line employment techniques should be properly applied, as a team process, to extinguish the fire — the art of extinguishment. Nozzle selection…
Quick decisions and multiple considerations need to be made, sometimes within seconds, while you are advancing the initial handline in a bid to achieve successful fire attack outcomes. Among those considerations are what size the hose-line (how much of it) and what type of nozzle you should use (whether a standpipe is needed), or even…
No one can deny that the nozzle is one of the most important firefighting tools; therefore, those used by the fire department should be selected carefully, tactically, and with professionalism. Think before you leap. You always make sure what kind of job you want to do with the nozzle before you decide what type of…
The debate over the smooth bore vs. fog has been the longest lasting one in the American fire service. Ironically, this phenomenon reflects the reality that many firefighters nowadays focus chiefly on smooth bore and fog when dealing with nozzles. Some firefighters seem not to know there are more than two different types of nozzles…
In this article, we will touch upon what the multi-purpose nozzle is, how it works, when you will use it, and why. As the word “multipurpose” indicates, this special type of nozzle is a two-in-one combination of a smooth bore and a fog nozzle. In other words, it has the benefits of a smooth bore,…
Clyde McMillan, founder of Task Force Tips (TFT) allegedly designed the first automatic nozzle on a napkin in 1968 and constructed it in his basement in 1971. Clyde McMillan was the chief of the Gary (IN) Fire Task Force, a volunteer fire company established to provide professional assistance for the municipal fire department in Gary,…