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| By Captain Edward Boyd |
| November 14, 2010 |
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| A beautiful Fall morning, cool, clear and dry (until the water started to flow) - a perfect day to practice the finer points of hooking up to a hydrant using the Humat valve. Thanks to all who showed up for the drill, thanks to those who prepared the Signal 8 and thanks to Paul Tully for the pictures with a borrowed camera. Good job by all! |
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Initial hook-up to the hydrant.
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The Humat valve in place.
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Bruce, 8-4-2 and the Chief.
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Not a good start with only tank water.
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The spray has started to fly.
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Mellas with mallet.
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Don't you just hate it . . .
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. . . when the helmet and boots don't fit.
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Looks like we need a 5" to 4 1/2" adapter.
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Adapter found and put in place.
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Humat valve doing its thing.
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A much better stream.
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Question and answer time.
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