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Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to operate fire pumpers, including pressure regulating devices, principles of drive lines, positive displacement and centrifugal fire pumps, gauges and controls, hydrant pumping, calculations, and basic maintenance checks.

Course Outline

  • Lesson 1: What is Water and Where Does It Come From?
  • Lesson 2: Fire Pump Theory
  • Lesson 3: Types of Fire Apparatus Equipped with a Fire Pump
  • Lesson 4: Positioning Apparatus
  • Lesson 5: Fire Hose Nozzles and Flow Rates
  • Lesson 6: Operating Fire Pumps

 

Prerequisites

Must be an active member of the Manitoba Fire Service

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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