WATER ● DAMAGE ● LABOR ● INJURIES
“Tactical Overhaul”
(Definition of Tactical: Swift, Efficient, Measured)
I guarantee that the Tac4 Nozzle System will be the most used tool on your Engine. The modern fire service has a compliment of hundreds of tools stored in our Engine compartments. Other than a few, like a pike pole, most of our fancy tools wear out, only from sliding around in the compartments.
The Tac4 Nozzle System was designed and developed by a lifelong professional firefighter to be used on every call that involves any type of decontamination, any type of combustion, or just general cleaning!
The Tac4 Nozzle System was created to make the job of Firefighting safer, easier, faster, more efficient, and less damaging.
Overhaul is time consuming, destructive, and exhausting, and incredibly dangerous!
The number one injury on the fire ground is stress, strains, and over exertion.
The number one mechanism of injury is handling charged hose lines.
Why do we need a new tool for preforming overhaul?
Because overhaul is not swift, measured, or efficient!
Swift?
The majority of time spent on the fire scene is devoted to Overhaul.
Efficient?
75% of the labor expended on the fire ground is done during Overhaul. We absolutely wear ourselves out wrestling a heavy, stiff, almost unmovable attack line around to every square foot in the burn area, including above, and beneath the fire.
Measured?
The average one, to two room and contents fire, will be blacked out with thirty, to forty gallons of water. We are trained to use as little water possible for extinguishment! After the fire is blacked out, we then continue to use our 100 gallon a minute attack nozzle to dump an average of 3,000 gallons during Overhaul. All this on smoldering debris, and a little deep seated charring. Sometimes we do have more water damage than fire damage.
The Overhaul Line System
The Overhaul Line system will take most of the hard physical labor out of the overhaul process, greatly reducing stress, strain, and overexertion injuries. 75% of the time firefighters are handling charged hose lines, they are doing overhaul. With the Overhaul Line system we can take that charged hose line out of your firefighters hands, making their jobs much safer!
The Overhaul Line System utilizes a small diameter 3/4” hose, and specially designed penetrating nozzle to do overhaul. The Overhaul Line System flows 10 gallons a minute, reducing the water needed to extinguish the fire by 90%. The Overhaul Line System is supplied by a specially designed quick connect coupling located directly behind the attack nozzle. You never have to shut the water flow to the attack nozzle, and the pressure does not have to be reduced. The Overhaul Line hose is 25' long which keeps the firefighter operating it, close to the protection of the attack nozzle, in case of flare ups or hidden fire.
The Overhaul Line System protects our firefighters, protects our taxpayer’s property, and helps protect our environment. It's time to overhaul, the overhaul process!
Decon
The Tac4 Nozzle System uses specially formulated detergent for highly effective decontamination. Fast and effective decon for Bunker gear, hose, and all other tools.
Overhauling
The Tac4 Nozzle System will cut up to 90% of the water used on structure fires. This is easily accomplished by using an appropriate amount of water to preform overhaul on smoldering and deep-seated embers. The Tac4 Nozzle System also uses a highly effective surfactant, to reduce water’s surface tension, which greatly increases waters fire extinguishment capabilities.
Greatly reduces property damage caused by firefighting operations, especially in multi-story buildings.
Greatly reduces the need to move heavy, rigid, cumbersome attack lines with dangerous nozzle kick back, which will reduce firefighter fatigue, and injuries. Yet keeps the attack lines fully operational for safety.
The Tac4 Nozzle System extension greatly reduces back strain.
Greatly speeds up the overhauling process, by making it fast and easy to move from one hot spot to another.
Guarantee an extinguished and cold fire by using precise water placement and deep injection of water combined with wet water surfactant.
Greatly reduces the need for tanker operations. Less tankers on the road, increases safety, reduces vehicle wear and tear, and allows more personnel to be on scene.
Greatly reduces dangerous run off, of contaminated water used in fire extinguishment.
Forestry
The Tac4 Nozzle System is a great for wildland fire fighting operations, fire attacks, and especially in mop up operations due to the penetrating nozzle extension and addition of deep penetrating treated wet water.
Utility
The Tac4 Nozzle System is a perfect fast and effective utility nozzle for extinguishing nuisance fires and unauthorized yard debris fires. The addition of the wet water surfactant will help stop rekindles, reduce the amount of water used, and time on scene.
Want to learn more on the Overhaul line?
To set up in-house hands-on demonstrations, call Stan Coulthard at 850-896-1075 or fill out the form below.