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Table Of Contents
1.0 MEANING OF SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
2.0 SAFETY
3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
3.1
VARIOUS
MODELS
AND
TERMS
3.2
SPECIFICATIONS
3.2.1
MECHANICAL
3.2.2
OPERATING
ENVELOPE
3.3 FLOW CONTROL VALVE OPERATION
3.3.1 UNLOCKING THE VALVE HANDLE FROM THE
CLOSED POSITION
3.3.2 SAFETY SHUT-OFF VALVE OPERATION
3.3.3 SAFETY SHUT-OFF VALVE TEST
3.3.4 MANUAL OVERRIDE OF SAFETY SHUT-OFF
VALVE
3.3.5 SLOW CLOSE VALVE FEATURE
3.4
FOLDING
LEGS
3.4.1
CARBIDE
SPIKES
3.5
PIVOTING
INLET
3.6
OUTLET
PIVOTS
3.6.1 ELEVATION HOLDING MECHANISM
3.7
COUPLINGS
3.8 USE WITH SALT WATER
4.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 AUTOMATIC, FIXED AND SELECTABLE FLOW
NOZZLES
4.2 STACKED TIPS OR SMOOTHBORE NOZZLES
4.3
STREAM
STRAIGHTENERS
4.4 USE WITH FOAM
4.5
PRESSURE
LOSS
5.0 OPERATION
5.1
DEPLOYMENT
5.2 CARRYING WITH AN UNCHARGED HOSE
5.3 ADVANCING WITH A CHARGED HOSE
6.0 ANCHORING
6.1.1 ANCHORING BY WEIGHT
6.1.2 ANCHORING BY SPIKE HOLDS
6.1.3 ANCHORING BY HOOKING LEGS
6.1.4 ANCHORING BY TYING OFF WITH SAFETY STRAP
7.0 OSCILLATION UNIT GENERAL INFORMATION
7.1 SAFETY – OSCILLATOR
7.2 VARIOUS MODELS AND TERMS – OSCILLATOR
7.3 OPERATION – OSCILLATOR
7.4 OSCILLATING SPEED AND COVERAGE
8.0 APPROVALS
9.0 STORAGE
10.0 DRAWINGS AND PART LISTS
10.1 SAFETY MECHANISM ASSEMBLY VIEW
10.2 BLITZFIRE MONITOR EXPLODED VIEW
10.2.1 BLITZFIRE MONITOR PARTS LIST
10.3 STANDARD BLITZFIRE OUTLET EXPLODED VIEW
10.3.1 STANDARD BLITZFIRE OUTLET PARTS
LIST
10.4 HIGH ELEVATION BLITZFIRE OUTLET EXPLODED
VIEW
10.4.1 HIGH ELEVATION BLITZFIRE OUTLET
PARTS
LIST
10.5 OSCILLATING EXPLODED VIEW
10.5.1 OSCILLATING PARTS LIST
11.0 WARRANTY
12.0 MAINTENANCE
12.1
SERVICE
TESTING
12.1.1
HYDRAULIC
TEST
12.1.2
SHUTOFF
VALVE
TEST
12.1.3
RECORDS
12.2
REPAIR
13.0 ANSWERS
TO
YOUR
QUESTIONS
14.0
OPERATION and INSPECTION CHECKLIST
DANGER
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1. Firefi ghting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous activities
requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme caution
at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user’s instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Firefi ghting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions, and
care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Service Association
P.O. Box 147, Lynnfi eld, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org