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Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook
The 2nd edition of the
Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook is designed to educate driver/operators who are responsible for operating apparatus equipped with fire pumps. The information in this manual aids the driver/operator in meeting the objectives found in Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8, and 10 of NFPA® 1002,
Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications (2003 edition).
This manual presents general principles of pump operation, along with the application of those principles wherever feasible. It is also meant to guide driver/operators in the proper operation and care of apparatus. This manual includes an overview of the qualities and skills needed by a driver/operator, safe driving techniques, types of pumping apparatus, positioning apparatus to maximize efficiency and water supply, fire pump theory and operation, hydraulic calculations, water supply considerations, relay pumping principles, water shuttle procedures, foam system operation, and apparatus maintenance and testing.
Item Number: 36719
Publisher: Fire Protection Publications
Edition/Publication Date: 2nd Edition (2006)
Pages: 604
ISBN: 0-87939-278-9
1. The Driver/Operator
2. Types of Fire Apparatus Equipped with a Fire Pump
3. Introduction to Apparatus Inspection and Maintenance
4. Operating Emergency Vehicles
5. Positioning Apparatus
6. What Is Water and Where Does it Come From?
7. Fire Hose Nozzles and Flow Rates
8. Theoretical Pressure Calculations (Customary)
8. Theoretical Pressure Calculations (Metric)
9. Fireground Hydraulic Calculations
10. Fire Pump Theory
11. Operating Fire Pumps
12. Static Water Supply Sources
13. Relay Pumping Operations
14. Water Shuttle Operations
15. Foam Equipment and systems
16. Apparatus Testing
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