Water Mapping for Less Fatigue + More Knock | Connecticut | Fully Involved Ep. 10
Task Force Tips - Firefighter Equipment
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Water isn’t going where you think — and you’re getting smoked in the hallway. This episode shows how to map water on a second-floor push so you cool faster, protect the search, and save energy on short-staffed stretches.
Fireground problems this video tackles:
🚫 Water not reaching the fire room while you whip the nozzle around
🚫 Fatigue from constant nozzle movement on low-staffed pushes
🚫 Accidental fog/air entrainment while advancing a combo nozzle
🚫 Sloppy pre-staging on the stairs that kills your reflex time
🚫 “Shooting down” from above and missing the attic/voids
With Pete Morotto and Brian Hurst from Connecticut Fire Academy, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Bank the stream off the top doorframe to map water deep into the bedroom from the hallway
✅ Cool the common hallway with minimal movement, then advance with purpose
✅ Pick the right package: 1¾", 7/8" tip, ~160 gpm straight stream (and when dispersed patterns belong)
✅ Pre-stage hose smartly and keep the stairwell tenable for search
✅ Use high stream angles to reach ceiling/attic spaces; aim up under eaves to slow attic fire spread
✅ Flip to Vortex for hydraulic ventilation after the knock, then back to smooth bore — all at 50 psi
🧠 Use this video to train on:
– Residential second-floor fire attack with 1¾" and a 7/8" smooth bore (≈160 gpm)
– True “water mapping”: pattern, angle, and minimal-movement placement from the stairwell and hallway
– Coordinating nozzle cooling with search so you don’t soak the team or lose the hallway
– Pre-staging hose for the stairs and using position of advantage at door frames
– When to use hydraulic ventilation after knockdown to finish stronger
00:00 – Cold Open: “Water isn’t going where you think” + fatigue check
01:00 – Title + Intro: 5 Burning Questions
01:24 – Setup at Connecticut Fire Academy
02:00 – Scenario and Tactical Glossary: Water Mapping and Reflex Time explained
03:30 – Q1: Equipment choices — 1¾", 7/8" tip, ~160 gpm; straight stream vs. dispersed
05:32 – Q2: Pre-staging for the second floor — hose management & making the stairs tenable
07:36 – Q3: The push & coordinating with search; cooling from position of advantage
09:07 – Remote water into the bedroom from the hallway (deflection & reach)
11:13 – Water Mapping props: overview & origins (why buckets lied to us)
12:22 – Mastering hallway stream placement with minimal movement
13:53 – Q4: Sliding into the bedroom — whipping vs mapping (which puts more water in?)
15:56 – Bonus Tip: Vent smarter — flip to Vortex for hydraulic ventilation at 50 psi
16:31 – Q5: Why stream angle matters — hit high, map under the roof/soffits, cool the attic
20:59 – Tailboard Talk: tying tactics together for residential firefighting
Low-staffed first-floor push, exterior water application, second-floor stream placement
Fully Involved Series:
New York (E1–E3)
Atlanta (E4–E7)
Connecticut (E8–E11)
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Chief Hughes
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Chicago FD
Water Mapping for Less Fatigue + More Knock | Connecticut | Fully Involved Ep. 10
Task Force Tips - Firefighter Equipment
17,207 views
Water isn’t going where you think — and you’re getting smoked in the hallway. This episode shows how to map water on a second-floor push so you cool faster, protect the search, and save energy on short-staffed stretches.
Fireground problems this video tackles:
🚫 Water not reaching the fire room while you whip the nozzle around
🚫 Fatigue from constant nozzle movement on low-staffed pushes
🚫 Accidental fog/air entrainment while advancing a combo nozzle
🚫 Sloppy pre-staging on the stairs that kills your reflex time
🚫 “Shooting down” from above and missing the attic/voids
With Pete Morotto and Brian Hurst from Connecticut Fire Academy, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Bank the stream off the top doorframe to map water deep into the bedroom from the hallway
✅ Cool the common hallway with minimal movement, then advance with purpose
✅ Pick the right package: 1¾", 7/8" tip, ~160 gpm straight stream (and when dispersed patterns belong)
✅ Pre-stage hose smartly and keep the stairwell tenable for search
✅ Use high stream angles to reach ceiling/attic spaces; aim up under eaves to slow attic fire spread
✅ Flip to Vortex for hydraulic ventilation after the knock, then back to smooth bore — all at 50 psi
🧠 Use this video to train on:
– Residential second-floor fire attack with 1¾" and a 7/8" smooth bore (≈160 gpm)
– True “water mapping”: pattern, angle, and minimal-movement placement from the stairwell and hallway
– Coordinating nozzle cooling with search so you don’t soak the team or lose the hallway
– Pre-staging hose for the stairs and using position of advantage at door frames
– When to use hydraulic ventilation after knockdown to finish stronger
00:00 – Cold Open: “Water isn’t going where you think” + fatigue check
01:00 – Title + Intro: 5 Burning Questions
01:24 – Setup at Connecticut Fire Academy
02:00 – Scenario and Tactical Glossary: Water Mapping and Reflex Time explained
03:30 – Q1: Equipment choices — 1¾", 7/8" tip, ~160 gpm; straight stream vs. dispersed
05:32 – Q2: Pre-staging for the second floor — hose management & making the stairs tenable
07:36 – Q3: The push & coordinating with search; cooling from position of advantage
09:07 – Remote water into the bedroom from the hallway (deflection & reach)
11:13 – Water Mapping props: overview & origins (why buckets lied to us)
12:22 – Mastering hallway stream placement with minimal movement
13:53 – Q4: Sliding into the bedroom — whipping vs mapping (which puts more water in?)
15:56 – Bonus Tip: Vent smarter — flip to Vortex for hydraulic ventilation at 50 psi
16:31 – Q5: Why stream angle matters — hit high, map under the roof/soffits, cool the attic
20:59 – Tailboard Talk: tying tactics together for residential firefighting
Low-staffed first-floor push, exterior water application, second-floor stream placement
Fully Involved Series:
New York (E1–E3)
Atlanta (E4–E7)
Connecticut (E8–E11)
Where should we train next?
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GBVEZD4B0MN2F6L0
YWHW7W79SJM6H1RY
9UMPTU0K2PICQRJS
BGTROGBTYEMZINZC
Certainly in a multi story structure above the reach of your stream, you have to get in and get it. In most structures up to 3-4 stories we can hit most every compartment from the exterior within 1-2 minutes of arrival vs 6-10 minutes to make the stairs with only 2 guys on the line. Use the same water mapping techniques to bank that water to the interior hallways and fire room. Maximize that knockdown then get your tail in gear and get in. It’s about being aggressive and saving lives.