Condo Lay #3 Position

Condo lay is a rig to door operation and is used when the apparatus can’t get close enough to the point of entry to pull crosslays or when you need multiple lines pulled from one 2 ½” line. A condo lay is essentially like constructing a horizontal standpipe. Here the #3 firefighter demonstrates their role during condo lay. When the air brake sets, they perform the exit procedures before exiting the rig. The equipment needed is an SCBA with a full bottle and 2 ½” hose. As they respond toward the scene, they should be conducting a size up of the structure. This will help them know how much hose they’ll need prior to exiting the apparatus. In this case, it’s more than what we have in the crosslays, so #3 will begin to pull 2 ½” out of the supply bed. #3 steps onto the tailboard and begins to determine how much hose to pull. Here you see him separating out 50’ sections. Our hose beds are 7 ½’ deep, so 1 loop of hose equals 15’. In order to get a 50’ section of 2 ½” hose, you’d need a little more than 3 loops (3 loops is approximately 45’). You also saw him, identify and pull out the loop attached to the 150’ coupling. This way he can keep the bundle on his shoulder while reaching up to grab the loop from the ground before moving towards the point of entry. In this evolution, the #3 firefighter decides to put 100’ of 2 ½” hose on their shoulder and they’ll drag another 50’ to get away from the rig. If there are obstructions near the rig though, you’ll need to put all the hose on your shoulder. So, he makes a bundle with the 100’ and places it on his shoulder with the gated wye on the bottom. He returns to the rig to grab the additional 50’ coupling. Before he makes his way to the POE, he reminds the engineer to break the line when he tells them. Keep the hose on your shoulder until you begin to feel the slack come out of the line. Once he feels tension on the stack, he can drop loops off. When he is CERTAIN he has enough hose to get to the POE, he can tell the engineer to break the line. Once the 2 ½” is flaked out, #3 tells the engineer to charge the 2 ½”. After having the 2 ½” charged, #3 then takes over hose pack ops from #4. #3 steps inside the hose pack, performs nozzle checks and calls for water. The hose pack is designed to charge in a circle around the firefighter so it’s important to stay inside it while it charges. After getting water to the nozzle, #3 performs a PPT. Refer to the Engine SOG for how to properly perform a PPT. After performing the PPT, #3 is ready for entry procedures. When both FFs have done their safety check of each other, making sure there’s no skin exposed and no missing PPE, they’re ready to make entry. Refer to the Engine SOG for entry procedures. #3 stays in the ready position as #4 opens the door in case fire begins to show when the door is open and the flow path is changed. From here, the FFs perform an interior attack