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Page 38
... length of hose with them as they go . The truck roars on towards the fire . The men who have dropped from the truck dart to the hydrant and snub the hose around its body . As the truck speeds on , length after length of coupled hose is ...
... length of hose with them as they go . The truck roars on towards the fire . The men who have dropped from the truck dart to the hydrant and snub the hose around its body . As the truck speeds on , length after length of coupled hose is ...
Page 77
... length of the tower , shoots from the nozzle and hits against the wall of the building . Under the force of the stream the tower leans slightly backward , driven there by the pressure of the one thousand two hundred gallons of water ...
... length of the tower , shoots from the nozzle and hits against the wall of the building . Under the force of the stream the tower leans slightly backward , driven there by the pressure of the one thousand two hundred gallons of water ...
Page 82
... length of hose takes care of the additional length of the tower . Firemen calculate the amount of water flowing through a nozzle by formula . If you should care to do so , here is the way it is done : d2 × 30 × Х Nozzle pressure ...
... length of hose takes care of the additional length of the tower . Firemen calculate the amount of water flowing through a nozzle by formula . If you should care to do so , here is the way it is done : d2 × 30 × Х Nozzle pressure ...
Contents
Foreword by the HONORABLE JOHN J MC ELLICOTT Chief | 15 |
THE ENGINE COMPANIESTHE SMOKEEATERS | 35 |
THE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIES | 53 |
Copyright | |
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