Near Miss: Nozzle Malfunction
This week's near miss report deals with a nozzle malfunction during a fire:
An Engine Company was dispatched to an apartment fire. Upon arrival, fire was showing and a bundle was deployed. The attack team charged the line and flowed water. When the nozzleman adjusted the fog pattern, the entire front end of the nozzle fell off.
Read the rest of the report to see what happened.
Does your department regularly inspect all of the nozzles?
Do your firefighters know what to look for when inspecting a nozzle.
If a nozzle malfunctioned like this at one of your fires, how would your firefighters respond?
Posted April 13, 2006 02:07 PM · Link
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