THE LOST EPISODE! We are excited to share with all of you “The Lost Episode” of Brass Tacks & Hard Facts.
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE - Jerry Knapp
He is a member of the technical panel for the Underwriters Laboratories research on interior and exterior fire attack at residential fires.
He is the chief of the Rockland County (NY) Hazmat Team and a former nationally certified paramedic. He has a degree in fire protection and is an adjunct professor of fire technology.
He authored the Fire Attack chapter in Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II and has had numerous articles published in Fire Engineering.
In the well-read October 2007 Fire Engineering Article “How Kinks Affect Your Fire Attack System” Jerry Knapp along with Tim Pillsworth, Christopher Flatley, and Doug Leihbacher go into great detail how kinks affect your fire flows.
Nozzle Reaction not managed properly can have a great effect upon the fire attack team.
Nozzle reaction is often an overlooked part of the nozzle selection process, it is however, a very critical part of selecting the right nozzle package.
Jerry Knapp is a 39-year veteran firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw (NY) Fire Department and a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York.
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