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  2. Fire hydrant - Wikipedia

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    A fire hydrant, fireplug, [1] firecock (archaic), [2] hydrant riser or Johnny Pump [3] [better source needed] is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least the 18th century. Above-ground pillar-type ...

  3. North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities - Wikipedia

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    Despite fire hose and hydrant coupler standardization efforts that are at least 144 years old, [1] there remain significant areas in Canada, the United States, and Mexico that use fire hose and hydrant threads and other couplings that are incompatible with those used by neighboring fire departments. This is notable because the first fire ...

  4. Thieves are stealing L.A. County fire hydrants by the ... - AOL

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    Thieves have stolen about 300 fire hydrants in parts of Los Angeles County, according to the Golden State Water Co. The hydrants are sold for scrap metal.

  5. Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a ...

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    Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area? National investigative correspondent Patrick Terpstra explains.

  6. Hard suction hose - Wikipedia

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    5-inch (13 cm) flex suction hose with Storz fittings, mounted on an engine. Flexible suction hose (Flex suction or suction hose), not to be confused with hard suction hose in U.S., is a specific type of fire hose used in drafting operations, when a fire engine uses a vacuum to draw water from a portable water tank, pool, or other static water source.

  7. Why some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires

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    A fire hydrant burns in the Eaton fire in Los Angeles on January 8. JOSH EDELSON / AFP Some fire hydrants ran dry in LA due to enormous water demand and infrastructure problems.

  8. 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 ...

  9. 28 Homeowners Who Had Enough And Got Even With Their HOA - AOL

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    No one else cares and in no way was it blocking access to a fire hydrant or any houses. I rented a used fire truck and parked in said fire lane. “Karen” lost her mind. Even the police laughed ...

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