By CHRISTOPHER W. CROSS
The more time a fire department spends developing an easier and more efficient method for loading preconnected attack lines, the less time it will take to deploy the lines at the emergency scene.
In the Windsor Heights (IA) Fire Department, a small suburban combination department with approximately 25 members, the majority of the members are paid-on-call, and daytime staffing is sometimes challenging. Until recently, the flat load reigned supreme in my department. Who could blame us? The flat load is easy to repack; anyone can do it. After a recent fire and some National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1410,Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations, evolutions, it became evident that we needed a change.
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