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Chattanooga, TN Fire engine at work
3-9-09: Chattanooga, TN. They literally kept the driver of Quint 10 hopping at this fire. Here we see a varied selections of handlines used to attack the fire. Red may be 1 3/4", blue may be 2" and white may be 2 1/2".
3-9-09: Chattanooga, TN. They literally kept the driver of Quint 10 hopping at this fire. Here we see a varied selections of handlines used to attack the fire. Red may be 1 3/4", blue may be 2" and white may be 2 1/2".
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Unfortunately, there is no standardization, so no single color can be relied on to identify a particular size or type of hose.
In addition, departments use a wide variety of sizes, including 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 inches - and some, including FDNY, also have special color-coded high pressure hoses to feed high rise sprinkler and riser systems...
Added by Rob Johnson on 06 April 2018.