New Zealand emergency precautions scheme trailer fire-pump manual
Maker and role
R. Girling-Butcher, Other contributor
Production date
1940s
Object detail
Accession number
02-1707
Maker
Description
Part I - operating instructions
general specifications of motor, pump and equipment -- details of check-over necessary on delivery -- starting the motor -- pump operation - draughting -- pump operation - boosting -- petrol and oil supply -- servicing unit after use -- instructions for pump operator -- periodical tune-up and check-over
Part II - instructional notes
organisation and training of the EFS -- discipline -- uniforms -- brigade drills - parade and marching drill - placing pump in position - pump drill - draughting - pump drill - boosting - hose drill - flaked hose - hose drill - hose coiled on bight - pump drill - large streams - adding and replacing a length - changing standpipe to pump and vice versa - laying hose from moving vehicle - ajax ladder drill -- instructions for holding the branchpipe -- the use of drills in brigade training -- nozzle discharge and frictional resistance tables -- calculation of pump and nozzle pressures -- technique of pump operation -- emergency operations - draughting - boosting - deluge set operation - relaying (tandem pumping) -- description of fire brigade equipment -- glossary of brigade terms -- schedule of equipment carried on trailer pump.
general specifications of motor, pump and equipment -- details of check-over necessary on delivery -- starting the motor -- pump operation - draughting -- pump operation - boosting -- petrol and oil supply -- servicing unit after use -- instructions for pump operator -- periodical tune-up and check-over
Part II - instructional notes
organisation and training of the EFS -- discipline -- uniforms -- brigade drills - parade and marching drill - placing pump in position - pump drill - draughting - pump drill - boosting - hose drill - flaked hose - hose drill - hose coiled on bight - pump drill - large streams - adding and replacing a length - changing standpipe to pump and vice versa - laying hose from moving vehicle - ajax ladder drill -- instructions for holding the branchpipe -- the use of drills in brigade training -- nozzle discharge and frictional resistance tables -- calculation of pump and nozzle pressures -- technique of pump operation -- emergency operations - draughting - boosting - deluge set operation - relaying (tandem pumping) -- description of fire brigade equipment -- glossary of brigade terms -- schedule of equipment carried on trailer pump.
Media/Materials
Physical description
79 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Other title
New Zealand emergency precautions scheme trailer fire pump manual
Credit line
R. Girling-Butcher. 1940s. New Zealand emergency precautions scheme trailer fire-pump manual, 02-1707. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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