The old saying, "putting the wet stuff on the red stuff" has built into it the huge assumption that the "wet stuff" will exit the nozzle with enough pressure to protect firefighters while ...

One of two Watertown firefighters injured Thursday during hose testing was taken by helicopter to a Syrause trauma center. The firefighters were conducting hose testing when the injuries occurred at ...

As with any maintenance requirement, the intent of small hose inspection and testing is to ensure that they will reliably operate properly when called upon, which is even more critical for emergency ...