[HFDlist] Hose Covers

[Russ Hall]

All:

After losing a speedlay line on Engine 3 last night while responding to 
a call, a couple of reminders and safety precautions to keep in mind:

 1. Please make sure that the hose covers are on the truck and secured
    appropriately, this includes speedlays, crosslays and LDH covers. 
    Trucks that are not equipped with the covers we plan to retrofit.
 2. When doing truck checks or maintenance on the vehicles, please make
    sure that all hose lines are securely in their bed and ensure that
    the nozzle is not loose, on the edge or hanging out on hand lines
    and the LDH is packed appropriately.
 3. When driving the vehicles, be sure to check your mirrors often to
    keep a view of what is happening behind and on the sides of the
    vehicle.
 4. Both the driver operator and the officer should do a quick check of
    the side of the apparatus they are on prior to getting in to ensure
    everything is secure and nothing looks out of place.

Thankfully, this incident did not cause any injury to anyone outside of 
the vehicle but when hose becomes loose and is dragging behind a vehicle 
with a nozzle, it is a projectile and is extremely dangerous.

C2

-- 
Russ Hall
Deputy Chief
Holden Fire Dept.
1370 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
508-210-5650

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