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Mattydale Lay
:''A hose lay or hose load is a preconfigured arrangement of fire hose that facilitates deployment under high-stress, high-danger situations.'' A Mattydale lay, also called "cross-lay", "speedlay", and "transverse lay", is a method of storing hose on a fire engine. This method of storing hose is designed for rapid deployment of a hose line to attack a fire. In this manner, the hose is stored perpendicularly across the fire apparatus, usually above or adjacent to the pump panel, instead of the usual parallel storage in the rear. This allows the firefighter to pull the hose in the direction of the fire instead of having to make a turn. History The Mattydale lay was designed in 1947 by Chief Burton L. Eno of the Mattydale, New York Mattydale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,446 at the 2010 census. Mattydale is a community in the northeast part of the town of Salina and is a northern suburb of Syracu ... ...
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Fire Hose
A fire hose (or firehose) 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, fire hydrant, or a portable fire pump. Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing system. The usual working pressure of a firehose can vary between while per the NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard, its bursting pressure is in excess of . Hose is one of the basic, essential pieces of fire-fighting equipment. It is necessary to convey water either from an open water supply, or pressurized water supply. Hoses are divided into two categories, based on their use: suction hose, and delivery hose. After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry, because standing water that remains in a hose for a long time can deteriorate the material and render it unreliable or unusable. Therefore, the typical fire station often has a high structure to accommodate the length of a hose for su ...
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Mattydale, New York
Mattydale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,446 at the 2010 census. Mattydale is a community in the northeast part of the town of Salina and is a northern suburb of Syracuse. Mattydale was named for the farm of Frank Matty. Although born in nearby Chittenango, New York, Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum spent much of his childhood on the site of Roxboro Road Middle School. He later moved to the Sports-O-Rama roller rink site on the first plank road in the country known as Route 11. Freethought Trail says, "The yellowish hemlock wood of the plank road may have been an inspiration for the Yellow Brick Road". A vacant lot since the Sports-O-Rama skating rink was torn down in 2015, the site previously featured two roadhouses after the Baum family residence. Built in succession following fires, the last roadhouse/hotel succumbed to blazes in 1957 and the final fire in 1958. Geography Mattydale is located ...
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Fire Hose Vacuum
A fire hose vacuum is a small pneumatic device that removes residual air from the inside of a fire hose, thus making it smaller and somewhat rigid. This allows more hose or other equipment to be stored on a fire apparatus A firefighting apparatus (North American English) or firefighting appliance (UK English) describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations. These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the d ..., and makes loads or packs more easily deployable. References Firefighting equipment {{firefighting-stub ...
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