Task Force Tips: Ball Intake Valve
TFT's regular and Jumbo Ball Intake Valves (BIV) are now available with Parallel Shaft Drives – making them an ideal fit for cramped pumper panels.
View ArticleBlitzfire
Task Force Tips' Blitzfire portable monitor not only allows initial attacks to be done safely with limited staff, but with the new low expansion (LX) FoamJet tube, it can now also produce blankets of...
View ArticleWhy G-Force?
Task Force Tips announces the New Force line of products which includes the new G-Force line of nozzles. Fight fires, not your budget.
View ArticleElkhart Brass: Performance
In the next installment of "Real People. Real Stories." Jason Blakes recants how Elkhart brass products perform on the fire ground.
View ArticleWebsite Redesign Enhances Global Life Safety Provider’s Online Presence
A revamped website from Akron Brass, a global leader of innovative engineered life safety products and services, allows emergency responders to easily locate product details, request product...
View Article"Smoky Says" Blog Launched to Help Your Department Fight Fires, Not Your Budget
Smoky the Pig offers tips & tricks to make your job a little easier Tired of the same old firefighting blog messages? Looking for a new perspective? Check out Smokysays.com today to gain a whole...
View ArticleGradall Industries Introduces the SERV FA 50 for Greater Firefighting...
New Philadelphia , OH –Gradall Industries is introducing the Strategic Emergency Response Vehicle [SERV] FA 50 firefighting device, designed to be mounted on a fire truck to dramatically increase...
View ArticlePre-connecting piercing nozzles
Like everybody else we are short-handed during the day, so we started pre-connecting piercing nozzles to buy us a few minutes until we are able to get the two-in-two-out.
View ArticleCheck your nozzle before entering
Ensuring that you have the correct amount of water flowing at the proper pressure and volume will increase the knockdown capacity of the hose line and crew.
View ArticleMaintain the nozzle
Light maintenance will include checking the nozzle for visible defects such as cracks, missing parts or damaged parts. It will also require cleaning the nozzle of dirt, which can be done with soap and...
View ArticleFire hose nozzles: How to choose and use the right fit
Anyone can make a decision to use only a single nozzle and try to make all situations fit that nozzle's parameters. This is a false supposition and could create safety issues for your crews as they...
View ArticleFirefighter's gadget aims at keeping cool
By Carly Harrington The Knoxville News-Sentinel KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Michael Richardson had been battling a house and brush fire in Heiskell last September when he came across a fellow firefighter who...
View ArticleTwo techniques to be a great backup firefighter
How many have seen this act play out? The first-arriving company pulls up to a working house fire. They hop off and start pulling lines, sizing up the building and conditions. The nozzle firefighter,...
View ArticleWhat to know before buying big-water systems
Monitors will give you more firefighting power without tying down personnel; here's what to know before you buy.
View ArticleNo More Bucket Brigades Thanks to Akron Brass and TheFireStore.com
TheFireStore.com, the leading online source for firefighting professionals, is proud to deliver top level suppression equipment including Akron Brass nozzles like the widely popular Turbojet and...
View ArticleUK firefighters pioneer world's first power jet
Northampton Chronicle & Echo NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, England — Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is leading the world with a new technology which will help save more lives. The county's service is...
View ArticleTFT Introduces Revolutionary FlipTip Nozzle
New TFT New Force FlipTip® Nozzle is a Smoothbore and So Much More Valparaiso, IN - TFT’s revolutionary New Force FlipTip nozzle (that changes function with a simple flip of its twist-lock pivoting...
View ArticleInspect that nozzle regularly
No matter which manufacturer made your nozzles, they all have features that need to be checked on a regular basis.
View ArticleNozzle maintenance: lube the moving parts
The nozzle also needs to be washed and be kept clean. Dirt, dust and road grime will cause the nozzle to seize up if not washed and kept clean.
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