In this fire-rescue training video from Colorado State Fire Fighters Association in Brush Colo., firefighters learn how to extend a hose line when working with a limited crew.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION:

We have three story apartments around here.

So if we get at that third story, you don’t want to freakin’ haul a whole charged line all the way up there.

So get the two and a half dry, get up to the third floor.

Have ‘em charge it, and then (new line) just screws on right on the same nozzle.

Now, it’s really important though, that if you’re doing this, you need to let the engineer know.

Cause that changes the pump discharge almost 20 P.S.I.

So if we open this up right now, this nozzle is going to be hot.

Whoever’s on this one, kind of needs to babysit a little bit because if somebody walks along and actually kicks it. They can actually shut it.

You can tie that open, in fact, you want to show him your little strap?

Use the velcro thing, you can use this strap here that he has.

I always carry this type of webbing, this is mainly for victims that are down but
it can be used for anything.

Go ahead an flow that, and see that its actually got a little more kick to it.
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