Fire hose
Fire hose
A fire hose (pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪə hoʊz/) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing system.
Etymology
The term "fire hose" is derived from the English words "fire", meaning a combustion or burning, in particular of an unwanted fire in a confined space, and "hose", a flexible tube for conveying liquids or gases.
Related Terms
- Fire engine: A vehicle designed primarily for firefighting operations.
- Fire hydrant: A connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply.
- Standpipe (firefighting): A type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position or bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water to the fire.
- Firefighting foam: A foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, resulting in suppression of the combustion.
- Fire retardant: A substance that is used to slow down or stop the spread of fire or reduce its intensity.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fire hose
- Wikipedia's article - Fire hose
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