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New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control SCBA Confidence: Hose Lines NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Practical Examination Pass Fail Company ID # Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The firefighter, placed in the middle of a room, while wearing complete turnout gear with their face piece covered, shall locate a hose line and follow the hose line to the exterior in 60 seconds or less as outlined in NYS Firefighter Survival Program. Time limit for this entire station is 5 minutes, but the candidate must spend no more than 60 seconds in identifying couplings, determining route to follow and exiting the room. Timing for the station starts when the candidate is released in the center of the room; timing for their finding, identifying and exiting the room starts as soon as the firefighter locates the hose line. TASK POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS AWARDED COMMENTS Firefighter searches room to find hose line 1 Firefighter follows hose line until a coupling is located 1 Evaluator states "You have one minute to find your way out of the room." (Evaluator Starts Timing) Using his hands, firefighter examines coupling to detect female and male couplings and verbally identifies each 1 Firefighter moves from female to male coupling following hose to exterior. 1 Time from locating coupling to exit from room does not exceed 60 seconds 1 Firefighter wears protective equipment correctly throughout evolution 1 Total possible points 6 Candidate must achieve a total of 5 points to pass this station and be awarded all points in the shaded, bold areas. Unacceptable performance or failure to complete any task in the shaded, bold areas constitutes a failure of the station. No partial points shall be awarded. SCBA Confidence