Volume 1, Issue 5
october,2011
Did You Know: trivia to impress your friends with
were recognized by fellow crusaders who awarded each
here a badge of honor - a cross similar to the one firefightWhen a courageous band of crusaders known as the Knights er's wear today. Since the Knights of St. John lived for
of St. John, fought the Saracens for possession of the holy
close to four centuries on a little island in the Mediterraneland, they encountered a new weapon unknown to Europe- an Sea named Malta, the cross came to be known as the
an warriors. It was a simple, but a horrible device of war, it Maltese Cross.
wrought excruciating pain and agonizing death upon the
brave fighters for the cross. The Saracen's weapon was,
The Maltese Cross is your symbol of protection. It means
fire.
that the firefighter who wears this cross is willing to lay
down his life for you just as the crusaders sacrificed their
As the crusaders advanced on the walls of the city, they
lives for their fellow man so many years ago. The Maltese
were struck by glass bombs containing naphtha. When they Cross is a firefighter's badge of honor, signifying that he
became saturated with the highly flammable liquid, the
works in courage - a ladder rung away from death
Saracens hurled a flaming torch into their midst. Hundreds
of the knights were burned alive; others risked their lives to
save their brothers-in-arms from dying painful, fiery
deaths.
Tr a i n i n g Ta b l e t
The History of the Maltese Cross
Thus, these men became our first firefighter and the first of
a long list of courageous firefighters. Their heroic efforts
Do you know…..?
New Engines and their equipment
Over the last few weeks the new MTFR engines How much hose and how the hose is loaded on
have started to go in service at our fire stations. the new engines?
Do you know……..
How to operate the systems you might need?
The new engines lead MTFR into a new age.
Each of the 4 new engines were built and
equipped in the exact same way. This was done
to in part to help our firefighters learn the locations of important systems and equipment. It
will also help make our operations more profes- Do you know…….
sional and efficient. To complete this task
Where equipment is stored and how to remove
MTFR needs everyone to learn what is new
it?
about the engines.
Do you know …….
What 500 gallons will buy you!!
Provided by: Jeremy Shaffner, esq
As with all equipment used in the fire service, it is critical to know your
equipment and more importantly, its limitations. The new fleet of pumpers
comes equipped with an onboard water supply of 500 gallons. Due to the
proximity of our stations and our response times, 500 gallons is an acceptable
quantity of water but it is still crucial for you (both as a driver and a nozzle
man) to know what 500 gallons of water means to you. The only thing more
crucial for you to know is to know the limitations of your SCBA. It is no
different than a police office knowing the number of rounds in the magazine
of their service weapon.
Although we are not a department that focuses heavily on friction loss calculations and flow numbers, it’s still important to get the basic numbers and
approximations. So….What does this mean to you? What will your 500
gallons buy you?
1 ¾” CROSSLAY
A 100’ section of 1.75” hose will hold approximately 12.5 gallons of water
and therefore to charge your hose you will need 25 gallons dropping your
tank capacity to 475 (assuming its full…and it should always be full! A
15/16” smooth bore nozzle (operated at 50 psi) will flow roughly 185 gpm.
Therefore, you will be able to flow your hand line for approximately 2.5 minutes.
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Place unit in park
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Engage pump
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Chock vehicle wheels
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Assist in deploying attack line (ensuring hose bed has been cleared)
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Charge attack line
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Disconnect your supply line from hose bed (or sleeve hydrant)
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Connect hose to intake
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Order hose to be charge (or charge yourself)
Ensure positive intake and switch from tank to hydrant water
Another items to consider:
A 100’ section of 5” hose holds approximately 85 gallons of water. Therefore,
your tank water can charge five (5) sections of 5” with some water to spare.
This means if you charge four (4) sections of hose (340 gallons) to supply
A 100’ section of 2.5” hose will hold approximately 25.5 gallons of water and another unit, you will actually only give them 160 gallons of water (500 galtherefore you will need 51 gallons of water to charge the entire length of
lons tank – 340 gallons in the hose). These 160 gallons will allow them to
hose. This leaves you with roughly 450 gallons remaining. The 2 ½” line with flow their 1 ¾” line for about one minute.
the 1 ¼” tip will flow 328 gpm. Therefore you will be able to flow the
Random Facts (given 1 gal of water weighs 8.34 lbs and not including hose
hand line for about 1 minute 24 seconds.
weights):
3” to 2” APARTMENT LINE
A 50’ section of charged 1 ¾” (12.5 gals) hose weighs 66 lbs.
A 100’ section of 3” will hold roughly 36.75 gallons of water and you will
need roughly 73 gallons to fill this portion entirely. A 100’ stretch of 2” will  A 50’ section of charged 2” (16.32 gals) hose weighs 136 lbs.
hold 16.3 gallons and therefore need another 32 gallons to fill the hose. It will
take 105 gallons to charge the apartment line (leaving 395 in the tank). This
 A 50’ section of charged 2.5” (25.5 gals) hose weighs 212 lbs.
line is equipped with a 15/16” smoothbore nozzle that flows 185 gpm. At
this rate, your apartment line can operate for 2 minutes and 8
 A 50’ section of charged 3” (36.72 gals) hose weighs 306 lbs.
seconds.
2 ½” REAR LINE
FRONT BUMPER LINE
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A 100’ section of charged 5” (84.9 gals) hose weighs 708 lbs
The 100’ 1 ¾” front bumper line will hold 12.5 gallons of water. Combined
with the Elkhart Fire Chief Nozzle with an inset flow stem of 175gpm will
result in a depleted water tank after 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
BLITZ FIRE
The Blitz Fire line is 3” in diameter and 200’ long. This will require 36.75
gallons of water to flow. If pumped properly (100 psi at the fog nozzle), it
will flow 500 gpm. Therefore you can flow the Blitz Fire for roughly
54 seconds.
What do all of these numbers mean? It’s important for you, as a nozzle man,
to understand and estimate the approximate amount of time that you can
operate with your current water source. This is more crucial in rural water
supply areas where an established water supply can be a time consuming
process. Know your limitations and operate within them!
As a driver, the above times are your bench marks. You need to be able to
complete all of the following functions in the time frames dependent on line
selected (granted this doesn’t take in to account the time it takes to stretch
each line).
The 7 Habits by Covey
How To Be Effective
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Self-discover and clarify your deeply important character
values and life goals. Envision the ideal characteristics for
each of your various roles and relationships in life.
W o r k e r s C o m p e n s at i o n
How
1840 Municipal Dr.
Lancaster, PA 17601
Fire Chief
Rick Kane
569-6406 x 134
Deputy Chief
Adrian Borry
569-6406 x 140
Training Committee
Capt. McCardell
Capt. Bender
D/C Slaymaker
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There have been a several injury incidents involving members of the MTFR system over the last 2 months. In each
of the incidents there appeared to be some confusion about
how to go about reporting the injury to both MTFR and the
administration at the Manheim Township Municipal building. This month we are including copies of MTFR SOG
103.5 Workers' Compensation and 103.6 Injury Reporting.
Please look them over and become familiar with the reporting process. Each injury is different and the severity of the
injury may dictate how quickly a report can be made. It is
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important that everyone understands the process so that
approval of worker’s compensation can occur. This is especially important for our volunteers as this is one of the most
important benefits that they receive for giving of their time.
Now that the Deputy Chief position is in place, MTFR has a
dedicated Health & Safety Officer. If you have any questions
or concerns please see D/C Borry.
Look for more information to be posted at the stations in
the future.
Worker’s Compensation
How to report an injury