Ergonomic hose load platform

An ergonomic hose load platform for a fire fighting vehicle comprising:

• a platform;
• at least one pivot mount defining a pivot axis;
• the platform pivotable about the pivot axis to open and close the platform;
• a hose clamp mounted adjacent an edge of the platform, the hose clamp defining in opening, wherein a hose of the firefighting vehicle is routable through the opening;
• and
• a roller, the roller aligned with the opening of the hose clamp to support the hose after the hose has passed through the opening of the hose clamp.

A method for stowing a fire hose of a fire fighting vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• pivoting a platform about a pivot axis to open a fire hose bed of the fire fighting vehicle;
• paying out the fire hose from the hose bed through an opening of a hose clamp mounted to the platform;
• and
• supporting the fire hose via at least one roller after the fire hose has passed through the opening, wherein the roller extends beyond a peripheral edge of the platform.

A fire fighting vehicle comprising:

• a fire hose bed defined by a front wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall, the fire hose bed bounding a space for the containment of a fire hose;
• wherein the rear wall is formed by a foldable platform, the platform mounted to a support structure of the fire fighting vehicle by at least one pivot mount, the pivot mount defining a rotational axis about which the platform rotates between an open position and a closed position and between a closed position and an open position, the platform further comprising a pivot stop;
• and
• wherein the pivot mount defines a pivot mount receiving face and the pivot stop defines a pivot stop face, the pivot mounting receiving face and the pivot stop face arranged such that they abut one another to define a maximum rotational position of the platform.