Now you know that I’m a Truck guy, and some of that Engine stuff confuses me, but for the life of me I cannot ever remember ever seeing an adapter for this connection on the rig.
This is an actual picture (not photo-chopped) taken from outside of a business in my first due. The story goes like this: During a routine inspection, a Fire Inspector advised the business they needed to label the FDC outside of the building. The maintenance man called the Inspector back a few days later to clarify… The Inspector advised him to “simply label the hose connection outside.†(The real FDC is actually on the other end of the strip mall.) Confused, but without hesitation, the maintenance man did exactly what he was told. I would have loved to hear the conversation during the re-inspection.
We are the Fire Department, we are the professionals, be careful, people may do EXACTLY what you tell them to. Company Officers need to keep this in mind!-Jimm-
Common terminolgy is the key. We sometimes forget that not everyone speaks “fire”. And Truck people forget that not the guys riding the Engine don’t always understand us.
It sure is easy to forget people dont talk fire, sometimes that happens with the Citizens, different types of units and also other agencies. Good advice to make sure people know what you said and meant when you said it. A wise FO1 Instructor once taught me communication is a 3 way item. What is said, what is heard and what is percieved. Or something like that, I really dont remember everything that guy said, he tends to talk allot. 🙂 Stay safe.
while i agree with the other guys, i think that alittle common sense goes a long way. I mean really how long before your Captian or Officer told you, did you hook your 2.5 inch to a garden hose connection. Never. The real question is, did the maintenance man really think about this or was he just doing like most and putting it somewhere to say he got the job done. If we’re going to expect the civilian (or the person who doesn’t speak fire) to do the job right, i think it’s our job to make sure they do it right. What I mean is, when doing the routine check and finding something like this, take the maintenance person and mabey even the building manager out and tell them exactly what you want done. Then there is no question when you return.
Fight well brothers