Maintenance and Preservation of Common Types of Firefighting Equipment

Maintenance of other common fire-fighting equipment (Illustrative image)

Article 16 Circular 52/2014/TT-BCA specifically stipulates the maintenance of other common fire-fighting equipment. Details are as follows:

1. Maintenance of fire hoses

Storing and maintaining hoses in the warehouse: Hoses must be placed on racks in dry places, away from chemicals, gasoline, oil; if stored for a long time, the hoses should be rotated and the folds changed;

Storing, maintaining, and arranging hoses on vehicles: Hoses placed on fire trucks in rolls must be stored in the specified compartments; no other tools or equipment should be placed in these compartments;

Maintenance after fire-fighting or fire-fighting drills

- When deploying hoses, avoid bending or placing heavy objects on them, do not spread hoses over sharp objects, burning materials, places with acid, or other corrosive substances;- When attaching hoses to the vehicle's nozzle, absolutely do not move the vehicle, do not drag or pull the hose segment near the nozzle;- When pumping water, do not abruptly increase or decrease the throttle, do not exceed the working pressure of each type of hose;- Dry the hoses before rolling them up and storing them in the warehouse or on the vehicle's hose compartment; do not place wet hoses on the vehicle.

2. Maintenance of suction hoses, fire nozzles, connectors, triple connectors, double connectors, filter baskets, fire ladders

- Check the technical status of the equipment and clean them thoroughly, arrange them on racks, shelves, or in storage cabinets; do not throw or drop the equipment when arranging or transporting them;- Do not place the equipment near gasoline, oil, acid, and other corrosive chemicals or allow grease to stick to the equipment;- The equipment must be arranged by type and quality to facilitate management, storage, maintenance, and fire-fighting operations;- Do not place heavy objects on the equipment or stack them too high to avoid deformation or flattening.

Details can be found at Circular 52/2014/TT-BCA which takes effect from December 25, 2014.

Ty Na

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