This document covers chapter 16 on fire streams from a firefighter training manual. It discusses the properties of water and steam that make them effective extinguishing agents. It also addresses factors that impact fire stream pressure, including friction loss and elevation changes. Additionally, it describes the different types of fire stream patterns - solid, fog, straight, and broken streams - and the nozzles used to produce each type. Firefighters must understand how to select, operate, and maintain the nozzles available in their departments.
44. The design of smooth bore nozzles
reduce the shape of water in the
nozzle.
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69. REVIEW QUESTION
What are the main factors to
consider when operating and maintaining
a handline nozzle?
16–69
70. • Firefighters must know the
extinguishing properties of water, and
the properties of the nozzles available
in their departments.
• They must understand the factors
affecting fire streams.
• They must know how to select,
operate, and maintain the nozzles
available in their department.
Summary
16–70
71. Operate a fog-stream nozzle.
This objective is measured in Skill
Sheet 16-I-1.
Learning Objective 8
16–71
72. Operate a broken-stream nozzle.
This objective is measured in Skill
Sheet 16-I-2.
Learning Objective 9
16–72
73. Operate a solid stream nozzle.
This objective is measured in Skill
Sheet 16-I-3.
Learning Objective 10
16–73