In this instance, we need to use our 150′ or 200′ high-rise standpipe hose, hooked to the floor below, to reach our fire apartment. Success also depends on taking the correct pathway to the fire.

The National Fire Protection Association defines Standpipe Fire Hose Station (14-2003, Ed. 1-4.28) as an arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, ...

Part 2 will examine equipment in a standpipe accessory bag, choosing the size of hose line for standpipe operations and deployment of hose bundle folds. Viewers will learn how to determine the ...

This is of particular importance when fire departments only send a single aerial apparatus to a fire. Anytime a flying standpipe operation is performed, regardless of the number of aerial ...

What is a standpipe? Standpipe systems are made up of pipes and hose connections that are installed within structures “to provide reliable water for the manual suppression of a fire by either ...

A standpipe is like a manifold system that allows the fire department to deliver water into a building and up multiple stories without having to drag heavy hose lines up stairwells.

When water from the sprinkler system failed to extinguish it, firefighters successfully extinguished it with the hose line. This amazing firefighting story, which took place in Maryland in 2004, is ...