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3 Keys for Engine Company Hose Line Success

Our most important mission for us to perform is to protect lives. As an engine company, that means we place the hose line between victims and fire to stop or extinguish impending danger. This vital task needs to be done as efficiently and quickly as possible. This means that our...
Posted On 23 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis
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4 Steps to Overcoming Frozen Hydrant Chains

Many hydrants have a simple chain that connects the cap to the hydrant to keep them from being lost or stolen easily. However these chains tend to seize in place with years of lack of maintenance, and when encountered during a fire operation, make the user frustrated in the...
Posted On 20 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis

3 Reasons Why Having A Rear Mounted Pump Panel is Dangerous

A trend in apparatus design in recent years, has been placing the pump panel and hoses all at the rear of the fire apparatus. This is a terrible idea. For years, being struck by a vehicle is one of the top reasons firefighters are injured or killed on a fire ground. We are taught...
Posted On 10 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis

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