enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Hard suction hose - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_suction_hose

   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.

3. Fire hydrant - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hydrant

   In areas subject to freezing temperatures, at most only a portion of the hydrant is above ground. The valve is located below the frost line and connected by a riser to the above-ground portion. A valve rod extends from the valve up through a seal at the top of the hydrant, where it can be operated with the proper wrench. This design is known as ...

4. California’s Park Fire blasts past 200,000 acres as ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/california-park-fire-triples-size...

   Capt. Robert Klemek with the Monterey Fire Department watches as two of his firefighters use water drawn from an above-ground pool to put out hotspots in Cohasset on Friday, July 26, 2024. “We ...

5. Fire hose - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hose

   This makes hoses smaller and somewhat rigid, allowing more hose to be packed into the same compartment on a fire-fighting apparatus. [11] Suction Hose. Suction hose is laid down on the suction side of pump (inlet) where the water passing through it is at a pressure either below or above that of the atmosphere.

6. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpipe_(firefighting)

   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 ...

7. Vacuum breaker - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_breaker

   A vacuum breaker is a device that prevents water from being siphoned backward in a direction it is not desired to go. They are commonly placed on a bibcock valve or toilet or urinal flush valve, in which application they can prevent hose or drainage water from back-siphoning into the public drinking water system.