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2. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

3. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   apparatus carries water, pumps water, carries hose and other equipment; firefighters who may carry out direct attack or support other engine companies. Triple lay ("triple fold", "triple load") A method of loading preconnected attack line into a hose bed or crosslay, often facilitating rapid hose deployment in a pre-flaked configuration ...

4. Fire hose - Wikipedia

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   Delivery Hose. Delivery hose is laid down from the delivery side of the pump (outlet), and the water passing through it is always at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere. Delivery hose is divided into two categories: percolating hose, and non-percolating hose. Percolating hose Percolating hose is used mainly to fight forest fires. The ...

5. These L.A. firefighters lost everything when the Eaton fire ...

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   From 11 p.m. Jan. 7 to 7 a.m. the following morning, Baxter stood in his yard armed with a garden hose and fought a valiant battle against one of the most destructive firestorms in California history.

6. Los Angeles County wildfires: The ongoing fight to stop the fires

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   Rows of chimneys now stand like tombstones, towering palm trees like burned matchsticks. ... Demand for water overburdened the system. Water pressure dropped and fire hoses ran dry, while the ...

7. Army veteran's simple purchase saved home against wildfire in ...

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   He bought multiple garden sprinklers and hoses to defend the perimeter around his home should another fire encroach. "I got the heaviest duty hose I could get for less than $100," said Cragg.