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Knight Division TacticalHow is wildland fire hose pressure tested?
Fire Hose Cleaning, Testing & Repair
Yes.
KDT provides fire hose cleaning, testing and repair: inspecting, pressure testing, washing, drying, repairing, re-coupling and rolling wildland fire hose to the NWCG refurbishing standards, so returned hose can go back into the cache.
Typical configuration
- Hose covered
- Synthetic lined hose, 1-inch NPSH and 1½-inch NH, 100-ft lengths
- Pressure test
- 300 PSI held for 3 minutes
- Cleaning
- Hose washer with clean water or mild detergent (rinsed), or high-pressure wash
- Drying
- Drained and dried completely before rolling
- Repair
- Repaired lengths 90%+ of original; refurbished hose 90–100 ft
- Retest after re-coupling
- 50%+ above service test pressure
- Packaging
- Single roll, male coupling in the center, secured with band or string
- Standard
- NWCG Standards for Fire Equipment Storage and Refurbishing, PMS 448
Every fire sends hose back to the cache dirty, wet and sometimes damaged. Before it can be issued again it has to be inspected, tested, cleaned, dried, repaired where it can be and rolled. The NWCG Standards for Fire Equipment Storage and Refurbishing (PMS 448) set out how.
For 1-inch NPSH and 1½-inch NH synthetic lined hose in 100-foot lengths, KDT works to that standard step by step. Hose is inspected for burns, cuts and damaged fittings; passing hose is pressurized to 300 PSI and held for 3 minutes while the full length and both couplings are checked for leaks and crooked couplings. It is washed with clean water or a mild detergent (and rinsed) or by high-pressure wash, and allowed to drain and dry completely before rolling. Repaired hose keeps 90 percent or more of its original length, refurbished lengths run 90 to 100 feet, and re-coupled hose is retested at a pressure 50 percent or more above the service test pressure. Finished hose is rolled in a single roll with the male coupling in the center and secured.
KDT refurbishes hose for agencies, fire departments, caches and incidents, with pickup and delivery, so hose gets back in service fast.
Available as
- Inspection and pressure testing
- Washing and drying
- Repair and re-coupling, with salvage of good couplings
- Rolling and palletizing
What's included
- Initial inspection and sorting by NFES number
- Pressure testing and leak inspection
- Cleaning, draining and drying
- Repair, re-coupling and retest
- Rolling, securing and return
- Pickup and delivery
- Disposal of hose that fails, with brass fittings recycled
Where it's used
- Hose returned from wildfire incidents
- Agency and department fire caches
- Engine and water tender hose loads
Questions, answered.
How is wildland fire hose pressure tested?
Under NWCG PMS 448, 1-inch and 1½-inch synthetic lined hose is pressurized to 300 PSI and held for 3 minutes while the full length and couplings are checked for burns, cuts, leaks and crooked couplings.
How short can repaired fire hose be?
Repaired hose keeps 90 percent or more of its original length; refurbished 100-foot hose comes out between 90 and 100 feet.
Who does KDT refurbish fire hose for?
Agencies, fire departments, caches and incidents, with pickup and delivery.
Can hose be rolled wet?
No. The standard requires hose to drain and dry completely before it is rolled.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.