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Loading/Advancing a Flat Load Loading/Advancing a Flat Hose Load (Forward Lay) – 2002 Edition, NFPA 1001 5.1.1.2, 5.3 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Skill Sheet 10-3 Candidate's Name Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The candidate, given a complete set of PPE and three 50’ sections of 2-1/2” hose, shall demonstrate the procedure for loading and advancing a flat hose load for a forward lay in accordance with Delmar, Firefighter’s Handbook, 2 ed., NYS ed. The student shall load all three sections of 2-1/2" hose. The student may use an assistant; however, the student must instruct the assistant as if he/she had no prior hose loading knowledge. JPR 10-15 and 10-16 Time limit for this station is 20 minutes. 02/2007 Criteria: Pass Fail LOADING Lays first length in bed against partition, flat with male coupling on the right of the bed at Makes bend in hose that is even with front edge of hose bed Lays hose on top of first length, angling it so that bend at rear of hose bed is next to first coupling Lays hose parallel to first length of hose and brings it to front of hose bed Makes bend in hose that is even with front edge of hose bed Lays hose on top of previous length angling off to side so that next bend is adjacent to previous bend at rear of hose bed Continues in this fashion until hose bed floor is covered Starts second tier by making a bend in hose that is approximately recessed from bend below and lays hose on top of hose below to front of hose bed Makes a bend at front of hose bed approximately recessed from bend below Continues laying hose in this fashion until hose bed is full Hose is laid so that folds are staggered from one layer to the next, so that all couplings will pull straight out of the hose bed, and so that the couplings are not stacked on top of each other ADVANCING Ensures proper appliance is attached at end of hose Selects proper amount of hose to be pulled Pulls proper amount of hose halfway out and places it on shoulder with the appliance on the bottom Pulls additional hose allowing it to be dragged prior to using shoulder load Allows hose to flake off one fold at a time while moving forward Evaluator Notes on Back