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The evolution I run, the emergency sequence, the engineer’s role, and the department’s eleven official pumper evolutions.

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The cardEngine Evolution Positioning through foam, in order, with the pump panel work at each phase. When it goes wrongEmergency Pump Operations Lost water at the pump — emergency idle first, then the full sequence. The assignmentEngineer — Roles & First-Due What the engineer owns on arrival, and what first-due means for the position. The mathHydraulics Calculator PDP worked from the nozzle back — friction, elevation, appliance, nozzle reaction.

Official evolutions ADO-Pumper Task Book, September 2024

1.0Position on hydrant & establish own water supplyOwn supply, no second engine1.1Single line on tank waterWithout changeover1.2Changeover & supply various hose loadsTank to hydrant without losing the line1.3Place the portable monitor in serviceMaster stream from the ground1.4Place the deck gun in serviceWhile flowing additional hand lines1.5Supply a FDC sprinkler systemBoth 3″ lines into the Siamese1.6Utilize a standpipe to charge linesOn a multi-story structure1.7Pumping a hydrant as the supply pumperThe supply end of a relay1.8Pumping a hydrant as the attack pumperThe attack end of a relay1.9Pump to a ladder companyFor an elevated stream2.0Foam operations with Pro/PakClass A and Class B

From the manual Engine Company Operations 2023 V-1

Ch.5Water SupplyHydrants · forward, reverse and split lays · high flow operationsCh.5Relay Pumpingp. 5-14Ch.6Standpipe OperationsSystems, hose and equipment, assignments, pressure reducing devices, supplyingCh.7Master Stream OperationsMaster streams · deck gun · rapid attack monitor
Fireground PositioningWhere every unit spots by occupancy, its assignment off the Quick Reference Guide, and the doctrine behind it.→

Phases follow my own engine evolution card; the emergency sequence is the merged emergency procedure. Evolutions in the official order of the OFD ADO-Pumper Task Book, September 2024. Chapters from Engine Company Operations 2023 V-1.