Expanded hose coil deployment system

A method of preparing to fight a fire, comprising:

• (a) forming a section of collapsed hose into a hose coil surrounding a central area;
• (b) then moving a plurality of points on the hose coil toward the central area, each of the points being spaced substantially equidistant from each other, thereby changing the hose section from a coil into a plurality of hose loops that extend outwardly from the central area;
• (c) then collecting the hose loops together so that they are substantially parallel, thereby changing the hose section into a hose bundle;
• and
• (d) then pressurizing the hose when in the hose bundle;
• whereby the hose forms an expanded hose coil when the hose is pressurized.

A method for rolling up a collapsed fire hose, comprising:

• (a) providing a hose roller that includes:
• (1) a plurality of extension arms coupled together at a rotational axis and rotatable about the axis;
• and
• (2) a plurality of hose retaining structures, each disposed along a respective one of the extension arms at a like separation distance from the rotational axis, the separation distance being adjustable;
• and
• (b) rotating the extension arms to roll up the hose;
• whereby the hose rolls up into an expanded hose coil that has sufficient diameter to prevent the hose from kinking when water pressure is applied through the hose.

A method of fighting a fire, comprising:

• (a) moving a plurality of points on the expanded hose coil toward the central area, wherein segments of hose between adjacent ones of the points form hose loops that extend outward from the central area;
• (b) then collecting the hose loops together so that they are substantially parallel, thereby changing the hose section into a hose bundle;
• (c) then pressurizing the hose bundle to form an expanded hose coil;
• and
• (d) then removing the section of hose from the expanded hose coil one loop at a time.