Fire Hose Gets Away

[lowlandpark]

Physicists are looking for the Higgs boson and this guy discovered the Big hoson

[cuthbertnibbles]

WEEEEE That looks like fun.

[skateboardrider100]

run away hose haha

[BigT58609]

did any one see the fire fighter that was playing slip and slide at the end

[pcfd20]

Looks to me the pressure was bumped up for some reason(maybe kink in the line was cleared, engineer was told to turn it up who knows). Stuff happens.. They got it under control pretty fast.

Stay safe

[bassboy923]

2.5 or 3 inch line, WTF??? one man?? no,no ,no....theres so many things wrong there...

[tspragg1]

@bassboy923 not necessarily, if they were progressing the hose line some where they should have back up hands. But if they are just using the hose line for exposer it would be fine. All you do is 1) shut off the water, 2) Loop the line around so the line lays on top of its self, 3) sit on the hose with all of your weight using your legs as a balance. That is how we train at our department. Or if they had a blitz fire at there disposal that would have been great also.

[summeywhite]

all he needed was a secondman to back him up

[kinging9]

FAIL

[thelarkin101]

you have to admit though the guy did try to stay on top of it and not get anyone hurt. just give the kid a break

[FDNYtruck103]

some people have no idea what theyre talking about i specialize in ladder co. ops but still remember my engine co. training trust what some of the firefighter that commented are saying you wouldnt take a wild line to the back calf your back head anywhere it almost happened to me when i was in training the couplink went under the stairs in at 150 psi ran to catch just in time

[SCFD811]

backup man? Whats that? Come on down to our volly station and see if they give you two guys for one line.

[Anonkyou]

@SCFD811

sorry mr fireman sir.

[creepingrevenge]

Its rather easy to maintain control of a larger diameter hose like this when using it in master stream ops. The trick is to straddle the line, sit down, and wrap your legs. Not stand on it with one foot. I handled a line this size for the first time when I was about 14 yrs old, and probably about 110lbs. soaking wet.

[wannalayya]

I just got done using a hose bigger than that last weekend in basic ops and my caption had me sit down on it and I never lost control.Thats what would have prevented this.

[LFDFireFighter18]

they had a 2.5 what did u use for an attackin hose line??

[walleyeking23]

Chicago Fireman Fred Esch of Engine 110 died on May 29, 1938. He was hit by a run away hose similar to this on the 18th and died despite 2 transfusions. The nozzle broke his leg and the shattered bone severed an artery in his leg. It can happen.

[austin4226]

Where was this guy's back up man?? -- This looks like 2.5" hose... there should have been at least 2 more guys on that line...

[WellsVFD]

@austin4226

exactly...even on 1.5" you need more than 1 person

safety man should have been put on probation for a cpl of months

[be0BSCENE]

@austin4226 for explorers maybe

[tspragg1]

@austin4226 not necessarily, if they were progressing the hose line some where they should have back up hands. But if they are just using the hose line for exposer it would be fine. All you do is 1) shut off the water, 2) Loop the line around so the line lays on top of its self, 3) sit on the hose with all of your weight using your legs as a balance. That is how we train at our department. Or if they had a blitz fire at there disposal that would have been great also.

[IpodUser767]

@austin4226 Exacly ;)

[mrbobie93]

@austin4226 im 17 and in the fire sevice and you can safetly opperate a 2 1/2 on your own but they wernt doing that.

[Mudrattoy]

The engineer should have had that line shut down immediately!

[zaffdoc]

The pump operator was 1 ½ blocks away and the engine was pumping into 4 lines

[Mudrattoy]

Fair enough, thank you.

[urmombiznatch]

@zaffdoc yea an thats what radios are for 

[zaffdoc]

@urmombiznatch Sure, just let the hose whip around while you try to find a HT to radio the pump operator.

[zaffdoc]

@urmombiznatch Oh, just let the hose whip around while you find a HT to radio the pump operator. I wonder why they didn't think of that..

[FirefighterJohnM]

@zaffdoc Plus, I agree with Zaff. I seen i believe 5 hoses that were the same color, same diameter, and same material. Why sit there and let the hose swing, risking by standers lives as you grab a radio saying shut down this hose. The time you find the correct hose in this spaghetti mess someone will be hurt. As you also noticed there was bystands and also a new camera 10 feet away from that hose. It would be better off to jump on the hose and grab it just like they did!

[ntfd125]

on a larger line you don't need 2 just loop it and sit on it

[FASANORACING]

100% right , im a big guy but even a 110 lb cadet can manhandle 2.5 er its all in the setup

[kx250fMIKE]

@FASANORACING i am guessing you have never held a hose before? ok im right......i am 160 and i can barely hold on to a 1" 3/4 hose line at 150 psi i could never handle a 2.5" line nor could any one at my fire station..........so please stop misleading people

[CyanoticFuture]

@kx250fMIKE a 1 and 3/4 inch line at 150 psi? no wonder you cant hold onto it.If i remember correctly,the maximum psi for a line that size,regardless of how many are on it is 120 psi for a smooth borenozzle w/ solid stream and what...80-90 psi for a combination nozzle w/ straight or fog pattern streamoptions?And a 2.5 in linecan be handled safelyby 1 person when it is looped properly and used for exterior defensive tatctic.Read your firebook again or go back to the academy.

[smokejumper19]

they should have shut down that line at the pump

[bachgen1]

there should be 2 people on the nozzle end of the hose all the time

[npanop46]

Ты прав!!

[zaffdoc]

Above npanop46 said in Russian, "You're right!"

[npanop46]

"You're right!"

))))))))

[alexwoot5106]

always 2 people on that high pressure of a line and, if you start to feel that slipping away you need to shut the line off at the nozzle

[damianson]

woo, freaky, lucky the hose head didnt smack one of them in the head.

[bunde04]

called kelly coil... much easier to controll on a defense attack

[ashleyster13]

That's why we're taught in Fire Explorers to always have at least 2 people on the hose line at all times.

[wreckddrummer]

ALWAYS

[jennieces]

Loop and then sit on it. Easier to handle for long periods of time.

[RejectionMan]

1 person on 65 = powerloop, its just unsafe any other way. very luck no legs were broken in this video.

[gfpd2722]

should of had more people or less pressure

[playswithboobs]

Don't let first day probies on the pipe LOL. no offence

[ULikeMyNameHo]

It looks to me to be a red helmet!! Not a probie

[zaffdoc]

At the time red helmets were lowest ranked firefighters in NOFD. Could have been a probie.

[emtgregg]

Thats why one must always maintain control of the bail at all times when alone on a hose.