This amazing firefighting story, which took place in Maryland in 2004, is just one example of how a standpipe fire hose station can be an immediate, first line of defense against fire during those ...

In this instance, we need to use our 150′ or 200′ high-rise standpipe hose, hooked to the floor below, to reach our fire apartment. Success also depends on taking the correct pathway to the fire.

Part 2 will examine equipment in a standpipe accessory bag, choosing the size of hose line for standpipe operations and deployment of hose bundle folds. Viewers will learn how to determine the ...

Photo by John Newell Figure 4. Fire department connection. To supply the standpipe system via a first- or second-floor hose outlet because of any of the above problems, sufficient hose must be ...

It is another cold and windy night at 2am when the tone alert sounds. There is a report of a fire on the 12th floor of a high rise senior housing project in your district.

A standpipe is like a manifold system that allows the fire department to deliver water into a building and up multiple stories without having to drag heavy hose lines up stairwells.

When Boston firefighters responded to a fire on a Red Line train at the Charles/MGH station Thursday morning, they did what they normally would do. They connected a hose to a nearby fire hydrant and ...

The National Fire Protection Association defines Standpipe Fire Hose Station (14-2003, Ed. 1-4.28) as an arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, ...

When water from the sprinkler system failed to extinguish it, firefighters successfully extinguished it with the hose line. This amazing firefighting story, which took place in Maryland in 2004, is ...