Ten Seconds of Water

摘要

The title of this article may conjure up some doubt in one's mind, or it may elicit a comment at the kitchen table of, "No way 10 seconds of water can put out a fire!" The information I will present here comes from years of observation from practical fireground experience and teaching fire service classes. I have given people a hard time for not being able to manage a hoseline effectively and efficiently, and I have received banter from members for not being able to handle a hoseline. I have also tried many ways to improve my and my company's hoseline management when advancing on a fire. Through some recent education-based on classroom and field experience-and a few trials with various career and volunteer personnel, I present here the "10-Sec-ond Flow Method" for advancing on a fire. (Note that I did not say "extinguish"; I said "advance.")