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Pictures of
Englewood
Florida
The
Englewood Fire
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The Englewood Fire Department tests some of their
fire engine pumps at the Rotonda Docks
using a technique called "drafting" whereas they
have to practice "sucking" the water
in from a pond or canal instead of having it
come in from a pressurized fire hydrant.
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Deputy Chief, Tim Lang oversees the operation
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Above, the large black line goes in the water
just below the surface and connects to the
engines intake pump. Right, Lt. Kirby Durham
keeps floating debris from entering the tube.
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The fire engines themselves were very clean and appeared well maintained.
The guages above tell the firemen the exact pressure of the water being
pumped during each test.
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Fireman Pete Miles changes the nozzel on the "monitor" or "water canon"
as it is sometimes called.
Testing with a special guage, firefighters can test to be sure the
pressure at the nozzel is the same as the
pressure reading on the guages on the engine. A special
"manifold" helps to distrubut the flow
in multiple directions. Special wrenches help to tighten and
loosen the lines.
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Lt. Kirby Durham and Lt. Brian Kappelmann (yellow helmets) with firefighter
/ EMT Bob Craft
adjust the flow as part of the exercise. Changing the nozzel
to a smaller size gives them more distance,
but reduces the amount of water being pumped per minute. Pressure
in the 3 inch line below
is 150 psi which delivers approx. 1250 gallons per minute. Wow
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Your home water pressure is about 60 psi.
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Firefighter Pete Miles pondering the next exercise.
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The directions and warnings for putting up the ladder is attached to
the side of the engine...
Just in case.
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