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I'm not too familiar with the motorized events, I was wondering if there was a listing of the events, as well as a short description of how it is run. Thanks
One driver, three ladder men and one climber, using a class B fire vehicle equipped with a 25 ft. speed ladder, start 150 feet from arch. Vehicle and personnel race to arch. Vehicle stops an the arch. Ladder men and climber must get off and raise ladder to arch. Climber then scales ladder. Climber must grasp and hold top rung.
C Ladder
One driver, three ladder men and one climber, using a class C fire vehicle equipped with a 25 ft. speed ladder, start 475 feet from arch. Vehicle and personnel race to arch. Vehicle stops at the arch. Ladder men and climber must get off and raise ladder to arch. Climber then scales ladder. Climber must grasp and hold top rung.
C Hose
One driver, one hydrant man, one nozzle man, one break man and one slack man, using a class C fire vehicle equipped with 200 ft. of hose, (150 ft. usable and 50 ft. unusable) start 475 feet from hydrant. Vehicle and personnel will race down track, stop at hydrant to let hydrant man and slack man off. Hydrant man will connect hose to hydrant. Vehicle and remaining personnel will continue down track to target where they will stop. Nozzle man and break man will get off. Break man will then break connection between the usable and unusable hose length's. Nozzle man will then attach a nozzle to the usable length's and trip the target with water.
B Hose
One driver, one hydrant man, one nozzle man, one break man and one slack man, using a class B fire vehicle equipped with 200 ft. of hose, (150 ft. usable and 50 ft. unusable) start 150 feet from hydrant. Vehicle and personnel will race down track, stop at hydrant to let hydrant man and slack man off. Hydrant man will connect hose to hydrant. Vehicle and remaining personnel will continue down track to target where they will stop. Nozzle man and break man will get off. Break man will then break connection between the usable and unusable hose length's. Nozzle man will then attach a nozzle to the usable length's and trip the target with water.
Motor Pump
Eleven men and class B fire vehicle will start 75 feet from hydrant. Men may not get off vehicle until it crosses the 25 ft. line from hydrant. At this time the vehicle will stop at hydrant and men will jump off. Hydrant man will connect inlet line to hydrant and another man will connect one end of hose to pump outlet on vehicle. Water will pass from hydrant through pump on vehicle to hose connected to outlet. Nozzle man will then trip the target with water.
If I had the time I would have loved to have gone to one but with only being home for little over a month I was pretty short on time. I'm really hoping next year I get to see a few.
I'm guessing events like 3-Man Ladder, Efficiency, Buckets, ect. are run just like the Old Fashion?
If I had the time I would have loved to have gone to one but with only being home for little over a month I was pretty short on time. I'm really hoping next year I get to see a few.
I'm guessing events like 3-Man Ladder, Efficiency, Buckets, ect. are run just like the Old Fashion?
MOTORIZED
3 man ladder
B ladder
C ladder
C hose
B hose
efficiency
motor pump
buckets
OLD-FASHIONED
3 man ladder
running ladder
running hose
running hose replacement
efficiency replacement
efficiency
2 into 1
buckets
in both styles you sometimes see individual ladder and in motorized you may sometimes see motor hose replacement and motor H&L dummy...i wish more tourneys did ALL of them
Not that a motorized is in the near future or anything but what are the prices for a motorized team? Start up, yearly maintenance, insurance, equipment? Just curious.
The Town of Islip is in Central Islip this Friday at 5:30. It is always one of the best drills of the year featuring some of the best teams in the State, and they run some events that you ordinarily do not see, such as dummy, motor hose replacement, and this year COMBINATION!
Not that a motorized is in the near future or anything but what are the prices for a motorized team? Start up, yearly maintenance, insurance, equipment? Just curious.
if you wanna talk money send pm's keep it private...we dont need any unwanted visitors seeing it
Before you worry about money or anything, from someone who has raced for awhile...the biggest thing you need to invest is time and committment. You can win the lotto and go out and buy state of the art rigs but if you don't have a core group of guys who are in it every week and committed to doing what it takes, it will be a waste. If you do start, make sure to reach out right away to other teams for advice on how to proceed. If you don't have a group of 10-12 really committed guys and maybe a few stragglers, don't waste your time or money. If guys are interested, perhaps try old fashioned for a year or so and test the committment level.
Before you worry about money or anything, from someone who has raced for awhile...the biggest thing you need to invest is time and commitment. You can win the lotto and go out and buy state of the art rigs but if you don't have a core group of guys who are in it every week and committed to doing what it takes, it will be a waste. If you do start, make sure to reach out right away to other teams for advice on how to proceed. If you don't have a group of 10-12 really committed guys and maybe a few stragglers, don't waste your time or money. If guys are interested, perhaps try old fashioned for a year or so and test the commitment level.
Starting a motorized team isn't in the near future for my department as we just brought our Old Fashion back to life this year. It is just something I was thinking about. It seems as if it is a lot more popular and something that would be fun to think about in a few years down the road. Just doing some thinking on the issue. Thanks for all the help.
The Town of Islip is in Central Islip this Friday at 5:30. It is always one of the best drills of the year featuring some of the best teams in the State, and they run some events that you ordinarily do not see, such as dummy, motor hose replacement, and this year COMBINATION!
i didnt know they were doin the COMBO...very cool to see...they said they hadnt done it in about 5 years...I got there late and missed the dummy event but seein the combo made up for it...i wish more motorized teams did them they are great to watch...
good to see some of the old fashioned guys there too
Motorized Tournament Events
