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Permalink Reply by Tom on December 1, 2011 at 6:41pm

I'm not sure if it is NFPA required but its a good idea. Most motor vehicle wrecks that involve an extrication will also include some sort of leaking fluid, and if that fluid is gas you have the obvious fire hazard. All motor vehicle wrecks we go on that consist of moderate to severe damage, we will pull and charge a hoseline, nine times out of ten it wont be used, but you just never know. 

I am curious to find out weather this is NFPA required, I did some research myself and could not find anything in text. 

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Henderson on December 1, 2011 at 7:18pm

I haven't ever heard of it as an NFPA requirement. Just more of a tactic that has become standard for most depts.

The NFPA standards that I have read are more like guidelines than actually dictating procedures so my guess is that it's not a written NFPA standard. But i'm not completely sure.

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Permalink Reply by Pararescue on December 2, 2011 at 12:42pm

I've never seen anything from NFPA regarding the use of a hose line. But it seems, in my area (Buffalo, NY), that you take a can (PWC) or have the engine dump a 100' trash line dry, and a pump operator ready to pump on command.  As Tom said, you have a gas leak or oil leak, the engine is a great source of heat. A recipe for disaster.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on December 6, 2011 at 8:33pm

On just about every MVA we go on, we charge a line.  It's just a safety precaution should Mr. Murphy come along and decide to make the situation worse than it is.

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