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    • Hoselines & Water Appliances

    The Firehouse.com Hoselines & Water Appliances product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service and firefighter hoselines and water appliances, including fire attack and forestry hoseslines, water supply hose, LDH, nozzles, couplings, adapters and fittings, standpipes, dry hydrants truck-mounted and portable master streams options.
    SVI Trucks
    Tanker/Tender

    Delivery: Gunnison County, CO, Water Supply

    July 5, 2024
    SVI built this water supply unit, which has a pump, tank and portable water tank, for the Gunnison County Fire Protection District.
    Safety & Health

    Two NY Firefighters Injured During Hose Testing

    Firehouse.com News
    Dec. 22, 2023
    The Watertown firefighters were conducting hose testing when they were injured, with one being flown to a trauma center.
    Joh Salka
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Attack Line Variables

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Nov. 10, 2023
    John Salka Jr. removes any possible confusion for first-in engine officers at a structure fire regarding pulling hose to attack the fire based on diameter and length.
    Photos by Jonathan Hall
    Knee walls range from 3 feet tall to chest height and often are found in the finished half-stories of dwellings. Half-stories might include a collar tie, which spans the rafters on opposing sides of the structure.
    Operations & Training

    Engine Essentials: Extinguishing Knee Wall Fires

    Jonathan Hall
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Jonathan Hall says the fire behavior and hazards of a residential fire that involves knee walls require particular approaches to size-up and fire attack to minimize risk to firefighters...
    Photo by Jay Bradish
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 11/23

    Firehouse Staff
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Bradford City Fire Department (BCFD) firefighters were dispatched to an appliance fire in a residence.
    Photo courtesy of Chief Edward Mullen, Perth Amboy, NJ, Fire Department
    Lateral and vertical spread are concerns in these types of occupancies. Note the tin ceiling that’s installed above the drop-tile ceiling in this store.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Studies: Rules of Engagement for Strip Mall & Taxpayer Fires

    Michael Daley
    Oct. 16, 2023
    Michael Daley explains the particularly ways by which fires in these occupancies can injure and kill firefighters who work inside of them.