Hose
Competition
2 Person Team Hose Competition
Hydrant hookup with 2 ½ inch gate valve. Three sections of hose will be laid out with
couplings turned back. Each team will couple these sections of pre-laid hose,
attach nozzle, turn on gate valve
(hydrant will be open), and knock down target. Shut off gate valve, remove the nozzle,
uncouple hose, turn back the couplings on top of the hose. All conditions to be the same as at the start
of the drill, then return to the starting line.
Time ends for each team when the last person crosses the start line.
4 Person Team Hose Competition
Each team shall remove hydrant cap from gate valve, attach hose to gate valve, couple the three sections of hose, attach nozzle, turn on gate valve and knock down the first target. Shut off the gate valve, uncouple the first section and hook into pumper, change to number two nozzle, open gate valve and knock down the second target. This completes the evolution. No pumping operations will be required. Water will pass through the pump at hydrant pressure.
Rules & Regulations
1. Departments will be limited to one 2-person and
one 4-person team per department. Those
who have both a separated city and rural districts will be considered as one
department. 2. Copies of the rules will be available at the
registration table. It is each team’s
responsibility to obtain, read, and understand the rules prior to the
competition. There will be a brief
period prior to the competition to answer questions. 3. All
teams will compete suing an identical layout and be judged on elapsed
time. 4.
Trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third place
winners. 5. Valves, targets, and nozzles will be
furnished by the fire school. 6. The Fire School will supply a backup person
for the nozzle person to prevent injury in case the hose gets away. 7.
Hose size will be 2 ½ inch. Straight
steam nozzle ¾ inch tip with handles. A
straight through screw-type 2 ½ inch gate valve will be turned on against the
gate valve and only the gate valve will be used to turn water into the 2 ½ inch hose lines. 8.
Pre-laid hose lines shall be wet down before the start of competition
and drained and reset after each run.
9. Any team deliberately
interfering with an opposing team shall be disqualified. 10.
Entry forms of teams must be handed into the Fire School Secretary or a
Fire School Board Member by noon the day of the competition. 11.
Drawing for starting positions will be done by the Fire School Board
Committee between noon and 2:00 pm the day of the competition. 12.
Results of the drawing for starting positions will be posted on the message
board at the host facility by 3:00 pm and at the competition site prior to the
scheduled beginning of the competition.
13. There will be a demonstration
of each event by the host department prior to the first scheduled team
running. 14. The three minute allowance for adjustments
will be strictly enforced. Any team not
present when scheduled will have the three minute adjustment time to show
before being eliminated from the competition.
No additional adjustment time will be allotted for late team. 15.
Competitions will be run on asphalt if possible. 16.
Events are open to all registered