The Pump Operators

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Pump Operations. What do you do?

by Alex Sharp

Nov 26, 2010

It's always nice to know what or how other operators do things around the pump.  Be it mandated through SOP's, SOG's, personal preference or just because someone else said that we always do it this way.

 

Tank to pump.  Open or closed?

Tank refill / re-cerculate.  Open or closed?

Hydrant operations?

When operating from a hydrant tank to pump open or closed?

Preference on which side LDH enters the pump.  (Drivers, Passengers, Back, or Front)

 

 

Or any other pump little tid bit that you would like to add.  If you could please state why for what you do, it might make more sense to others.

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    Kevin Riedinger

    No ruffled feathers here either.

    Standard Operating Guideline states that when the truck is started and outside the bay, it shall have the wheels chocked.

    Exception is when the driver has not exited the apparatus.

    May 2, 2011

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    Kevin Schulz

    Tank to pump. Open or closed?
    Tank refill / re-cerculate. Open or closed?


    I leave my tank to pump closed, I have no reason to have it open unless we are pumping water. So many of our calls are non fire calls that I leave all valves and controls closed.


    Hydrant operations?
    When operating from a hydrant tank to pump open or closed?
    Preference on which side LDH enters the pump. (Drivers, Passengers, Back, or Front)

    When operating from a hydrant I have usually used some tank water first. I always refill my tank after I make the hydrant buy opening my tank fill valve about a quarter of the way. I always make sure my tank remains full after the hydrant is made just in case we loose our water supply, I have a back up to get my guys out safe.

    My LDH enters on the drivers side 99% of the time but I can use the officers side if I choose to.

    Jun 4, 2011

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    Bud

    We keep all of ours closed,, when I get out with the pump in gear I already have pressure 50 lbs. at idle, pull tank suction turn up the throttle and I am flowing water. Now when drawing water from a source lake, port. pond I'm like a few others I lean against it and feel the flow of water in it, we have no hydrants and very rarely do water rely. 

    Apr 1, 2019