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Friday, November 20, 2009

NFPA Passes Hose Storage Changes

The Technical Committee for NFPA 1901, Automobile Fire Apparatus, has passed a temporary interim amendment regarding hose bed design. As of Nov. 18, all manufacturers of new apparatus will be required to provide a secure means to keep all hose securely in place on the unit. Fire departments and manufacturers already have developed various methods of preventing inadvertent deployment of fire hose, including fully enclosed hose beds covers, buckled straps, hook-and-loop straps, fabric covers, webbing mesh, wind deflectors, and other material restraints or combination of restraints. The amendment was prompted by many reported cases of hose inadvertently being ...

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