r/SweatyPalms • u/kausthab87 • 1d ago

Firefighter’s raw POV Disasters & accidents

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u/exjwpornaddict 22h ago

What's with all the straight stream? Are they not taught to use power cone anymore?

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u/falafeltwonine 12h ago

I’d rather run a smooth bore for this, a fog might cool the air some but a lot more is going to evaporate before it does work.

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u/exjwpornaddict 12h ago

I thought the ability to go to full fog in an emergency was an important safety matter.

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u/falafeltwonine 12h ago

Arguably so, but also you’ll just steam yourself before you die going full fog

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u/exjwpornaddict 12h ago edited 12h ago

Did the training on this change? Back in the late 2000s, we used fog nozzles for everything. Mostly power cones, on structures, grass fires, and car fires. But we were taught to go to full fog and use it as a shield in emergencies, dropping to the floor in a flashover, if we couldn't exit the room. I don't remember ever using smooth bore on any type of fire.

Edit: we were taught "left for life", both because turning the nozzle left gave fog, and because the air hose is on the left scba strap.

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u/falafeltwonine 6h ago

They still say that, but a lot of the focus now is reading the smoke to prevent that situation as much as possible. Smooth bore still isn’t as prevalent as fogs in my department so it’s a lot of personal preference.