You want the absolute most out of your firefighting equipment - and it's our mission to make that as easy as possible for you and your department's maintenance team. This brand new service class video with firefighter Doug Heller is now live on YouTube and the TFT website so you can get even more years out of your nozzles' ball shutoff valves: How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve ➡️ Head to the comments for the full video **************************************************************
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You want the absolute most out of your firefighting equipment - and it's our mission to make that as easy as possible for you and your department's maintenance team. This brand new service class video with firefighter Doug Heller is now live on YouTube and the TFT website so you can get even more years out of your nozzles' ball shutoff valves: How to Rebuild a Fire Nozzle Ball Shutoff Valve ➡️ Head to the comments for the full video **************************************************************
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🚒💧 Choosing the Right Nozzle - High Pressure or Low Pressure? 💧🚒 Firefighter Jeff Goarley shares insight on when to choose a low-pressure nozzle, especially in situations where small water is needed. 1️⃣ Why Switch to Low Pressure? For departments moving away from a 100 psi fog nozzle, a low-pressure nozzle offers low reaction force, easy control and a small amount of water when it's tactically appropriate. 2️⃣ Slide Valve – Metro nozzles utilize a slide valve, not a ball valve. This setup a
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🚒💧 Choosing the Right Nozzle - High Pressure or Low Pressure? 💧🚒 Firefighter Jeff Goarley shares insight on when to choose a low-pressure nozzle, especially in situations where small water is needed. 1️⃣ Why Switch to Low Pressure? For departments moving away from a 100 psi fog nozzle, a low-pressure nozzle offers low reaction force, easy control and a small amount of water when it's tactically appropriate. 2️⃣ Slide Valve – Metro nozzles utilize a slide valve, not a ball valve. This setup a
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🚒 When it comes to connecting a four-way valve to a hydrant, there are a couple of techniques to keep in mind. Let’s break it down with Andy Soccodato of @the.water.thieves! 🗞️ Don’t miss the all-new #HydrantWaterSupply series where we tackle five tactics involving the four-way valve! TFT.com/Hydrant-Water-Supply ➡️ Handle Choice: The Oasis comes with a strap or a metal handle. ⤴️ Vertical Rotation: Hold the valve vertically, with the relay pump port pointing straight up. Tighten the steamer c
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🚒 When it comes to connecting a four-way valve to a hydrant, there are a couple of techniques to keep in mind. Let’s break it down with Andy Soccodato of @the.water.thieves! 🗞️ Don’t miss the all-new #HydrantWaterSupply series where we tackle five tactics involving the four-way valve! TFT.com/Hydrant-Water-Supply ➡️ Handle Choice: The Oasis comes with a strap or a metal handle. ⤴️ Vertical Rotation: Hold the valve vertically, with the relay pump port pointing straight up. Tighten the steamer c
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🚒 Steps 2 3 of Forward Lay Operations 🚒 Firefighter Training: Mastering Forward Lay Operations with a Four-Way Hydrant Valve FULL LESSON CHECKLIST: TFT.com/forward-lay #Firefighting #FireSafety #FirefighterTraining #ForwardLay #HydrantValve #EmergencyResponse #FireDepartment #FirefighterTips
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🚒 Steps 2 3 of Forward Lay Operations 🚒 Firefighter Training: Mastering Forward Lay Operations with a Four-Way Hydrant Valve FULL LESSON CHECKLIST: TFT.com/forward-lay #Firefighting #FireSafety #FirefighterTraining #ForwardLay #HydrantValve #EmergencyResponse #FireDepartment #FirefighterTips
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🚒 Maximizing Fire Hydrant Efficiency: Triple Tap Hydrant Configuration (Step 4)! 🚒 🎥 In this video, we break down a powerful tactic to connect three large diameter supply lines to your pumper using minimal equipment! 🧑‍🚒 Here's how it's done: 👉 Step 4: Establish third supply line - 4-Way Hydrant Valve: Tackles two hydrant connections. - Gate Valve: Manages the third line to the pumper. FULL EPISODE CHECKLIST: Hydrant Water Supply homepage 💡 Pro Tip: A proactive pump operator can hook a th
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🚒 Maximizing Fire Hydrant Efficiency: Triple Tap Hydrant Configuration (Step 4)! 🚒 🎥 In this video, we break down a powerful tactic to connect three large diameter supply lines to your pumper using minimal equipment! 🧑‍🚒 Here's how it's done: 👉 Step 4: Establish third supply line - 4-Way Hydrant Valve: Tackles two hydrant connections. - Gate Valve: Manages the third line to the pumper. FULL EPISODE CHECKLIST: Hydrant Water Supply homepage 💡 Pro Tip: A proactive pump operator can hook a th
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Why upgrade your intake valve now? Get up to 20% off when you swap your existing valve for a TFT ball intake valve – limited time only. ➡️ FIND OUT HOW: https://go.tftinfo.com/biv-promo-customer Get 20% off the price of a new TFT ball intake valve when you trade-in another manufacturer’s intake valve or get 10% off the price when you upgrade an older TFT BIV. Contact your dealer or DM us for more details! Terms and conditions apply. Promotion valid for new orders through May 31, 2024 for deliver
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Why upgrade your intake valve now? Get up to 20% off when you swap your existing valve for a TFT ball intake valve – limited time only. ➡️ FIND OUT HOW: https://go.tftinfo.com/biv-promo-customer Get 20% off the price of a new TFT ball intake valve when you trade-in another manufacturer’s intake valve or get 10% off the price when you upgrade an older TFT BIV. Contact your dealer or DM us for more details! Terms and conditions apply. Promotion valid for new orders through May 31, 2024 for deliver
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Automatic nozzle and Slide Valve combo! #Firefighting #flowcontrol #Taskforcetips #TFT | Task Force Tips
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Good city hydrant with low flow? Long LDH lay that needs a boost? Check out how you can use the Oasis Hydrant Assist Valve to set up for a boost without interrupting your water flow! https://tft.com/Education/What-is-the-Oasis-Hydrant-Assist-Valve | Task Force Tips
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Real question from a customer on the Oasis Hydrant Assist Valve, a 4-way valve 🎤 "My department has Oasis valves, I’m just curious if there’s a way to bleed the air in the 'discharge' line from the relay pumper into the valve? I know it’s a very little amount but.. I was just curious, thanks a bunch. Love the products👌🏻" 👨‍🦳 The short answer is there isn’t a built-in feature to bleed the air from the incoming discharge line of the relay pumper through the valve itself. The Oasis is designed
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🔧 Leaky valve? Here are two super easy steps to this field repair. Best part yet? It's virtually the same process for both the Ball Intake Valve (BIV) and the four-way Oasis Hydrant Assist Valve. 📍 Baltimore, MD 🍎 TFT's Ben Lehman shows us the ins and outs of valve seat replacement #firefighter #valve #watersupply #repair #service #taskforcetips | Task Force Tips
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❌ Should firefighters use a shutoff valve? What do you do at your department? Weigh in! TFT's Brian "Pods" Podsiadlik explains why some firefighters choose to use a detent valve, plus how some are getting up to 2,000 GPM with certain Flex monitor configurations To learn more about detent valves from TFT, visit https://tft.com/product/detent-valve-2-5f-x-2-5m/ #firefighting #waterflow #nozzle #tip #taskforcetips #firefighter #attack | Task Force Tips
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👉 Don't miss the second question! Do you need a pressure relief valve? Why are firefighters _________? TFT's Brian Podsiadlik answers both questions about the BIV: Ball Intake Valve #watersupply #taskforcetips | Task Force Tips
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🎯 Getting your valve jjjjjjjjuuuust the right way - there's something about it. Every firefighter's got that one piece of equipment. . . ➡️ Precision. The ability to feather. Quality you can rely on even after it takes a beating. Folding handles that let you do it all. ➡️ Featured: WATER THIEF 2.5″ ROCKER X 2.5″ M ➡️ Quarter-turn aluminum ball valves provide a positive shutoff. Full flow 2.5″ (65 mm) and 1.5″ (38 mm) waterways provide maximum flow with minimal loss. Rugged lightweight aluminum
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🔔 Firefighter Training Tip: Overcoming Long Hose Lays with the Oasis Valve 🚒 Did you catch all four? Four benefits to using a four-way valve for in-line relay FULL EPISODE CHECKLIST: TFT.com/inline-relay Problem: Long distances between water sources and fire scenes can be challenging, especially when a single engine doesn’t have enough hose. Traditional relay pumping with multiple pumpers is a solution, but not always feasible for all departments and situations. #Firefighting #FireSafety #Fire
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👨‍🚒🔥 Firefighter Training Tip: Master In-Line Relay: Steps 1 2 FULL EPISODE CHECKLIST: TFT.com/inline-relay 🚒 Problem: Long distances between water sources and fire scenes can be challenging, especially when a single engine doesn’t have enough hose. Traditional relay pumping with multiple pumpers is a solution, but not always feasible for all departments and situations. #Firefighting #FireSafety #FirefighterTraining #OasisValve #RelayPumping #TacticalFirefighting #EmergencyResponse #FireDepa
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⚠️ Monitor get knocked around? The BlitzFire’s built-in safety shutoff valve automatically activates, preventing uncontrolled movement and minimizing the risk of injury and equipment damage. This monitor’s got your back. Firefighters know how fast things can go sideways when a ground monitor isn’t set right, especially on uneven ground or with low staffing. The BlitzFire’s built-in safety shutoff valve shuts water off automatically. 💡 It stays flowing during normal forward/back motion. Only a s
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Tired of switching tips mid-incident or worrying about damaged threads when it matters most? 🔥 The VIT Valve Integral Tip™ nozzle solves both problems for firefighters. Its retractable thread protector keeps your gear mission-ready, while exposed threads make adding a smooth bore or combination tip fast and seamless during break-and-extend ops. No wasted time. No compromised performance. Just reliable flow control with six detent valve positions and a built-in stream straightener for peak strea
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Have you heard these tips to master the triple tap hydrant configuration? Here are Steps 1-3: 1) Connect Four-Way Valve to Hydrant - Use “Hydrant” port of four-way valve 2) First Line Connection - Connect the first line from the supply pumper to the “To Fire” port of the four-way valve. - Ensure this line goes to one of the large intakes on the supply pumper. 3) Second Line Connection - Use the Oasis valve to double tap the hydrant. - Connect the second line from the “To Relay Pump Inlet” port t
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📲 Real firefighters, real flavor. Get notified when new episodes drop. In Fully Involved you'll learn: - How fire departments across the U.S. tackle challenges with different tactics and flavor. - Real-world solutions for common problems. - Tips from experienced firefighters on the ground daily. - How to adapt regional firefighting methods to strengthen your department. - And you'll have fun doing it. | Task Force Tips
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High flow, precision control, and options that make it fit where you need. #BIV #BallIntakeValve #Firefighting #firefightingequipment | Task Force Tips
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🤔 "When would I ever need to flow 1250 GPM from the ground?" Here's the deal: industrial fires and large commercial building fires often demand massive water flow. That's where the CrossFire steps in. 💪 🔥 With the ability to flow up to 1250 GPM (4500 LPM), the CrossFire seamlessly transitions between a ground monitor and a deck gun. When big water is the answer, it's ready to deliver! | Task Force Tips
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Drafting low? This strainer keeps your pump moving Firefighters working low water levels know the pain. Clogs. Vortexes. Wasted time. The TFT low-level strainer runs clean with a stainless screen, built-in jet siphon, and only 0.5 PSI loss at 1500 GPM. See how smooth it drafts, even in challenging situations. 👉 Schedule a demo to see for yourself! Head to the comments. | Task Force Tips
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Friction killing your flow?🔥 You’re doing everything right. Lines are laid, pumps are running, water’s moving... but suddenly, you’re losing pressure. The culprit? FRICTION. It’s silently robbing you of the flow you desperately need. But here’s the fix👇 💡 By bringing in your third-due engine and positioning it at the Oasis 4-Way Valve, you tie into the relay operation without interrupting water delivery. This move: ✅ Reduces distance between engines ✅ Increases water volume at the fire scene
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What’s your plan if the hallway turns hostile? 🚪🔥 You’re moving in, focused, seconds from making a standpipe connection... But suddenly, a door swings open, feeding the fire and flooding the hallway with smoke and heat. Now you're trapped trying to connect lines in a deadly environment. That’s an IDLH (immediately dangerous to life or health) — and that’s NOT the place to be. ✅ FULL EPISODE: TFT.com/high-rise-ny3 How does your department teach standpipe strategy? How do you decide where to hoo
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Did you know it's there? How does one bonus screw give you another layer of safety on your BlitzFire? Add the socket head screw and it holds the bale just cracked. Even if the valve shuts off unexpectedly, you still get control. TFT's Ben Lehman explains the layered protection for the firefighter with less nozzle reaction built in. 🟦 Watch the trick at :16, when the captions turn blue! 👉 Schedule a demo to see for yourself! Head to the comments. | Task Force Tips
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