But if there's a situation where you'd be sending someone up a ladder with a hose anyway or operating the boom thing which has a hose attached what's the difference? It's the same job no ?
You just use it when it's practical and needed. The person operating it is still fighting the fire the same as if they had a hose directly in their hands ?
probably just one of those things I won't understand because I haven't done it.
The part youre missing is that when you have that person change their job, instead of doing their usual job, they now operate the drone. That messes up the 7 other guys who needed that one extra guy in order to complete their task.
You sometimes need 2 entire companies (8 men) to operate one handline inside of a highrise. If you pull one or two guys out of there to run drones, now your handline isnt advancing.
And this is an example from my department who has 4 guys per company. Most departments have 3, which means that guy being taken out to run drones makes it even harder to advance the line than in my case.
I understand what you mean but I meant in the situation where you'd be using the hose that's attached to the ladder or someone on the ladder with a hose anyway. Someone would be operating that regardless and so you wouldn't really be taking someone away from a different job because it's the same job ?
I might be confusing myself so I'm just going to accept I'm wrong lol
I understand what you mean. Suffice it to say that this drone system as pictured will certainly not be equivalent to the line on the ladder. A major limitation of the drone is that the hose you are lifting into the sky is free standing. The amount the drone can lift is a bottle neck, forcing you to use a smaller hose line. As well, since the hose has to be flexible, it can’t hold as much pressure as solid metal pipe can. These two reasons alone mean you are moving significantly less water to where you need it to go.
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u/FruitOrchards 14d ago
But if there's a situation where you'd be sending someone up a ladder with a hose anyway or operating the boom thing which has a hose attached what's the difference? It's the same job no ?
You just use it when it's practical and needed. The person operating it is still fighting the fire the same as if they had a hose directly in their hands ?
probably just one of those things I won't understand because I haven't done it.