NAVGRAM LESSONS LEARNED F H F 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91

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Subject: NAVGRAM LESSONS LEARNED F H F 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91             

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                C. LESSON LEARNED:
                (1) VEHICLE FOR CRASH FIRE FIGHTING. THE 4X4 GMC PUMPER IS
          INADEQUATE FOR    CRASH FIRE FIGHTING. IT HAS NO CAPABILITY OF
          PRODUCING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOAM AND DELIVERING IT QUICKLY AS
          THROUGH A TOP MOUNTED MONITOR ON A CRASH TRUCK. DRILLS, HOWEVER,
          HAVE BEEN PRACTICED USING TWO 1 1/2" REAR PRE-CONNECTS WITH FOAM
          WHICH DISCHARGE 100 GPM EACH.
                (2) VEHICLE FOR STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTING. THE 4X4 GMC IS
          ADEQUATE FOR STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTING         IN THE BERTHING OR
          HOSPITAL AREA.
                     (A) ADDITIONAL COMPARTMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE
                     LEFT SIDE TO MOUNT SCBA'S WHERE THE HARD SUCTION HOSE
                     IS LOCATED. ALSO ADDITIONAL METAL DIVIDERS IN THE HOSE
                     BED ARE NEEDED TO SEPARATE FORWARD AND REVERSE BEDS AND
                     A SEPARATE TRAY FOR HOSE BUNDLES WITH BATED "Y". TWO
                     MORE 1 1/2" NOZZLES ARE NEEDED FOR THE HOSE BUNDLES,
                     (AS AKRON COMBINATION NOZZLE).
                     (8) ANOTHER POINT OF CONSIDERATION WOULD BE THE USE OF
                     1 3/4" SYNTHETIC JACKET HOSE IN LEU OF THE 1 1/2"
                     COTTON OR NYLON WOVEN JACKET HOSE. WE HAVE HAD THREE
                     LENGTHS BREAK BECAUSE PROBABLY IT BECAME ROTTEN AFTER
                     NOT BEING DRIED PROPERLY. WE HAVE NO HOSE TOWER TO DRY
                     HOSE. (SYNTHETIC HOSE CAN BE LOADED WET.) MOST FIRE
                     DEPT ARE NOW GOING TO THE SYNTHETIC JACKET HOSE AND
                     "TASK FORCE TIP" FOR THAT REASON AND BECAUSE UP TO 360
                     GPM CAN BE PRODUCED.
                     (C) THE DRAFTING CAPABILITY WAS TESTED ON 4X4 GMC
                     PUMPER AND FOUND THAT THE LIFT WAS TOO GREAT FROM OFF
                     THE SEA WALL DOWN TO THE WATER FOR THE PRIMER TO PICK
                UP A SUCTION. (ABOUT 18 FEET).
                (3)  VEHICLE, WATER TANKERS AT FLT HOSP #5.       THE WATER
          TANKERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BECOME PART OF THE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
          IN EVENT OF FIRE. IF THEY WERE EQUIPPED WITH A LARGE MANIFOLD
          BOTTOM SIDE, GATE VALVE AND THREADS FOR A 4 1/2" CONNECTION, A
          FIRE ENGINE PUMPER COULD DRAFT UP TO 1000 GPM THROUGH A HARD
          SUCTION CONNECTED TO THE TANKER. IF THE MANIFOLD ALSO INCLUDED A
          CONNECTION FOR A P250 PUMP THIS COULD ALSO ALLOW FOR THE
          FLEXIBILITY OF USING THE TANKER AND P250 AS A FIRE FIGHTING
          SYSTEM, IN THEMSELVES. CURRENTLY, THE TANKERS CAN ONLY SUPPLY UP
          TO 200 GPM THROUGH A 2 1/2" HOSE. THIS IS DONE BY RUNNING THE
          ONE CYLINDER WISCONSIN ENGINE MOUNTED UNDER THE TANKER AT FULL
          THROTTLE AND DISCHARGING THE 2 1/2" LINE CONNECTED TO IT TO
          EITHER THE WATER TANK ON THE ENGINE OR HOOKING IT INTO THE 2 1/2"
          INTAKE PORT ON THE ENGINE. 200 GPM IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPLY 2 - 1
          1/2" LINES FLOWING 100 GPM EACH. (NOTE, THE WISCONSIN ENGINE
          PRODUCES ONLY 70 PSI AT 200 GPM, NOT SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO BE
          USED BY ITSELF).






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