Water-bearing fittings in fire protection

Distributor with transition piece

Water-bearing fittings are mostly fire-brigade devices made of light metal through which the extinguishing water flows. Together with the hoses , they ensure the extinguishing water supply and thus create a decisive prerequisite for successful fire fighting .

These components of the fire-fighting equipment are carried on most fire- fighting vehicles, especially fire-fighting vehicles (in Germany, for example, in the small fire-fighting vehicles ( TSF / TSF-W ), medium fire-fighting vehicle , LF / HLF, TLF / GTLF ), but also on aerial rescue vehicles .

Water-bearing fittings are usually rigid parts of the equipment and are made of stainless metal. This can be an aluminum , wrought or cast alloy . Handguards, chicks and nozzles are made of plastic.

species

The division here is based on the training guidelines of the German fire services .

Couplings

• Hose couplings
• Fixed couplings
• Blind couplings
• Transition pieces

Fittings for water extraction

• Suction strainer
• Standpipe
• Water jet pump
• System separator

Fittings for water drainage

• Collector's item
• Distributor
• Pressure relief valve (also hose protection valve )
• Proportioner
• Support elbow

Faucets for water delivery

Selection of historical non-standardized and contemporary standardized hoses and nozzles

• Multipurpose nozzles (sizes B, C, D)
• Special nozzles
• Hollow jet pipes
• Foam nozzles (for the production of heavy or medium foam )
• Hydroshield
• Extinguishing lance

See also

• Fire brigade list of topics

literature

• Diverse: Hamilton - Handbook for the fire brigade . Boorberg Verlag, 21st edition 2012. ISBN 978-3-415-04560-6
• Lutz Rieck: Die Rote Hefte, booklet 06 - fire extinguishing fittings . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-17-015171-0 .
• Lothar Schott, Manfred Ritter: Fire Brigade Basic Course FwDV 2 . 20th edition. Wenzel-Verlag, Marburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-88293-220-1 .