Trainer details pre-planning and apparatus placement; urges quick pump calculations for large flows
September 25, 2026 | Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky
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Trainer emphasized that pre-planning is an everyday task: "Every time we go in, we should be looking at, oh, they've got this, or oh, that's new," and that knowledge informs where to place apparatus and which entry approach to use. First-arriving officers were advised to perform a 360 and locate the fire before committing to apparatus placement or preconnects.
For large-flow tools such as a blitz fire (noted in the training as about "500 gpm"), drivers must secure water supply quickly and make rapid, approximate pump calculations. The instructor said, "get your pump calculations done as fast as humanly possible" and that initial estimates are acceptable to establish flow while crews begin knockdown.
For large-flow tools such as a blitz fire (noted in the training as about "500 gpm"), drivers must secure water supply quickly and make rapid, approximate pump calculations. The instructor said, "get your pump calculations done as fast as humanly possible" and that initial estimates are acceptable to establish flow while crews begin knockdown.
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