Fire Protection Hydraulics
Credits: 4
Course Number: 10-503-155
Course Description
10-503-155 FIRE PROTECTION HYDRAULICS ...provides a foundation of knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection. Meets all of the requirements for the Driver Operator-Pumper certification with the State of Wisconsin. (Corequisite: 10-804-113 College Technical Math 1A)
Course Typically Offered
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What will I learn?
- Understanding the role of a driver/operator in the fire service
- Types of apparatus equipped with a fire pump
- Introduction to apparatus inspection and maintenance
- Operating emergency vehicles
- Positioning Apparatus
- What is water and where does it come from
- Fire hose, nozzles, and flow rates
- Theoretical Pressure Calculations
- Fire ground fire calculations
- Fire pump theroy
- Operating fire pumps
- Static water supply sources
- Relay pumping opperations
- Water shuttle operations
- Foam equipment and systems
- Apparatus testing
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