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 ...

Indianapolis - Two Franklin Township firefighters were injured in a hose testing exercise Thursday morning. Sean Schembra, 29, was struck in the head by a broken coupling. Justin Goff, also 29, ...

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 ...

GREEN RIVER -- The Green River Volunteer Fire Department completed the task of the annual fire hose testing Thursday night, May 19. Green River Co-Chief Bill Robinson said annual hose testing is a ...

The process of specifying and purchasing fire hose may seem simple, but it can get quite confusing and complicated when you start looking further into it. Over the past five years, I have been tasked ...

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 ...