Water Handling Equipment Guide - National Wildfire Coordinating ...

Water Handling Equipment Guide - National Wildfire Coordinating ... Water Handling Equipment Guide - National Wildfire Coordinating ...

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WATER DELIVERY COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES Hose Accessories 3. Kits and accessories b. Helicopter slingable suppression water bag accessory kit a. Mop-up accessories, three-person Type: Three-person, mop-up kit. Construction and material: Kit consists of hose, hose line tees, reducers, wyes, applicators, nozzles, gaskets, shutoff valves, spanners, and more. Quantities sufficient for a three-person operation. Purpose: Provide necessary mop-up tools in an identified, standardized kit. Available from GSA: NSN 4210-01-321- 4206. Type: Accessory kit attachment for a 72 gallon helicopter slingable suppression water bag. Construction and materials: Rugged nylon pack-cloth with snap hooks for attachment to water tank. A pre-attached rope is provided for tethering the suppression water bag on steep slopes. Also supplied are 10 rolls of synthetic garden hose, 5 each w-inch nozzles, wyes, ball valves, 1-inch to w-inch reducers, and 2 backpack pumps. All accessories are stored in special pockets of suppression water bag kit. Shoulder straps for carrying empty suppression water bag and accessories are included in kit. Availability and written materials: Missoula Smokejumper Unit Aerial Fire Depot Box 6, Airport Terminal Missoula, MT 59801 143

WATER DELIVERY COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES Hose Accessories 4. Hose rollers a. Hand roller b. Rhode Island hose roller Type: Wall-mounted, hand crank. Construction and material: roller made of steel which pivots on a pin bracket which mounts on a post or wall. Equipped with quick release and designed for 1- or 12 - inch, 50- and 100-foot fire hose. Available: Fire equipment suppliers (see appendix G). Type: Action roll (roll fold). Construction: Commercially available hose roller modified by Rhode Island to be powered by an electric motor. Available: Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment and Wildfire Equipment Inc. 144

WATER DELIVERY COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES<br />

Hose Accessories<br />

4. Hose rollers<br />

a. Hand roller<br />

b. Rhode Island hose roller<br />

Type: Wall-mounted, hand crank.<br />

Construction and material: roller made of<br />

steel which pivots on a pin bracket which<br />

mounts on a post or wall. Equipped with<br />

quick release and designed for 1- or 12 -<br />

inch, 50- and 100-foot fire hose.<br />

Available: Fire equipment suppliers (see<br />

appendix G).<br />

Type: Action roll (roll fold).<br />

Construction: Commercially available<br />

hose roller modified by Rhode Island to be<br />

powered by an electric motor.<br />

Available: Rhode Island Division of Forest<br />

Environment and <strong>Wildfire</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong> Inc.<br />

144

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