The one thing that every fire department has in the country has is fire hose. The one event that happens on every single fire is a hose-line gets pulled and water gets flowed. The Nozzle Forward is a class for engine company crews. It is not a collection of technique; it is an adaptable system of hose line management and fire attack. It is focused around fighting fire, interior offensive firefighting, aggressive firefighting, for which we will never apologize. Aggressive firefighting is not the problem, it is the solution.

For today’s nozzle-person, the art of hose and fire suppression often has been obscured and put to the side in favor of other “hot topic” training. How to attack fire and move the line has been ignored and forgotten by many engine companies. “The fire goes as the first line goes,” so Go Dog Go.

It is the ongoing development of an in-depth study of all things engine. It is not a “what if” class, it is a program designed to engrain the nozzle team to make the right choice and be able to accomplish whatever task is necessary for a successful interior attack. It is not theory; it is proven on fire-grounds around the country. Adapted from a variety of sources, but reconstructed to be based around simple principles that maximize mechanical advantage.

The class answers the “whys,” not just the “what’s,” and quickly creates a system that can be adapted to fit any engine company from the urban to the rural.

The goal of the “The Nozzle Forward” is to help craft more efficient Engine Companies by increasing the individuals’ competency with their tools and expanding on the conceptual aspects of the fire environment.

The course will integrate the three major components of engine company work; fire behavior, hose management, and fire attack. The class is 22 hours with the morning of day one being a lecture.

For additional details visit:   https://nozzleforward.com/

Requirement: Work of San Diego County Fire Agency, full structural PPE without SCBA.  CoVID precautions practiced.

• 80 Students
• $300.00
• Maximum of 80 students
• If the class is full and you would like to be added to the Wait List, please email us at Firetraining@chulavistaca.gov
  
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 Tuition is non-refundable if a cancellation by Student is received within 15 days prior to the class start date.   Failure to appear for registered training (“No Show”) or cancellation within 15 days prior to the event, may impair ability to register for future training.