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2. Emergency eyewash and safety shower station - Wikipedia

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   A safety shower is a unit designed to wash an individual's head and body which has come into contact with hazardous chemicals. Large volumes of water are used and a user may need to take off any clothing that has been contaminated with hazardous chemicals. Safety showers cannot be used for flushing an individual's eyes, due to the high pressure ...

3. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   Standpipe (firefighting) 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 to the fire. Within the context of a building or bridge, a standpipe serves the same ...

4. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Small-diameter fire hose (3/4–1 inch), often carried on booster reel, preconnected to pump of an engine (and the booster tank) for putting out small fires near the truck without having to connect to a fire hydrant; easily recovered with a motorized reel. Also known as "red line" for the common red rubberized outer layer.

5. Hose reel - Wikipedia

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   A hose reel is a cylindrical spindle made of either metal, fiberglass, or plastic and is used for storing a hose. The most common styles of hose reels are spring driven (which is self retracting), hand crank, or motor driven. Hose reels are categorized by the diameter and length of the hose they hold, the pressure rating and the rewind method.

6. Kentucky highway shooting suspect vowed to 'kill a lot of people'

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   The suspect accused of opening fire on motorists along a major highway in south-eastern Kentucky sent a text message vowing to "kill a lot of people" shortly before the shooting, the BBC's US ...

7. 'She had a fire in her': 80-year-old grandmother killed while ...

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   Seattle firefighters responded and attempted to save Dalton, but she died at the scene. Ruth Dalton, 80, of Grandma's Critter Care, at left, was killed during a carjacking on Aug. 20, 2024. Two ...