Description:
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to design, setup, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems. The focus is on portable pumps – it does not address water delivery for engines.
Topics covered include: portable water delivery systems; equipment; roles and responsibilities; and system design and hydraulics. There is also a field exercise where students will apply what they learned in the classroom.
Objective:
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems.
Bring to Class:
Target Group:
Personnel desiring to be qualified as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5), or those wanting to learn more about portable pumps and water use.
Course Prerequisites:
Qualified as a NWCG FFT2 or NFPA 1001 FF type 2
Registration Cutoff Date: