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| (FDC) Fire Dept. Connection |
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| Point at which the fire dept. can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water flow in the system. (631) |
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| Large diameter, collapsible piece of hose used to connect a fire pump to a pressurized water supply source. (633) |
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| A flexible rubber hose reinforced with a steel core to prevent collapse from atmospheric pressure when drafting. (633) |
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| Protects hose from being ran over by vehicles. (635) |
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| Slices, rips, and abrasions on the hose coverings, crushed or damaged couplings, and cracked inner linings generally caused by man or man made machinery. (634) |
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| Exposing fire hose to heat or direct flame. (634) |
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| Damage to fire hose caused by living organisms such as mold and mildew. (636) |
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| Chemicals and chemical vapors that damage the outer jacket on fire hose or cause rubber lining to separate from the inner jacket. (636) |
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| Male or female coupling with a spiral thread. (639) |
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| Coupling with no distinct male or female components. Also called Storz Coupling or sexless coupling. (639) |
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| Portion of a coupling that serves as a point of attachment to the hose. (640) |
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| Special cut at the beginning of the thread on a hose coupling that provides positive identification of the first thread to eliminate cross-threading. (641) |
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| Notches or grooves cut into coupling lugs to identify by touch or sight the exact location of the Higbee Cut. (641) |
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| Used in pumper discharges and gated wyes. (643) |
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| Used to control the flow from a hydrant. (643) |
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| Used on large pump intakes and incorporate a flat baffle that turns 90 degrees. (643) |
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| Used in siamese appliances (as well as pump piping) to allow water to flow in one direction only. (643) |
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| Hose appliance with one female inlet and two or more male outlets. (643) |
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| Hose appliance used to combine two or more hoselines into one. (644) |
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| Any of a variety of hose appliances with one female inlet for 2.5" inlet or larger hose and with three gated outlets,usually two 1.5" outlets and one 2.5" outlet. (645) |
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| Fitting for connecting hose couplings with dissimilar threads but with the same inside diameter. (647) |
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| Device that facilitates the connection of hoselines of different sizes to provide an uninterrupted flow of extinquishing agent. (647) |
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| Adapter used to attach a smaller hose to a larger hose. (647) |
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| Booster Hose or Booster Line |
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| Noncollapsible rubber covered, rubber lined hose usually wound on a reel and mounted somewhere on an engine or water tender. (663) |
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| Hose is laid from the water source to the fire. (664) |
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| Hose is laid from the fire to the water source. (666) |
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| Hose lay deployed by two pumpers, one making a forward lay and one making a reverse lay from the same point. ((670) |
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| Any piece of hardware used in conjunction with fire hose for the purpose of delivering water. (643) |
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