NFPA 1961 - Standard on Fire Hose, 2007 Edition

Fire hoses are essential tools. Make sure fire houses are properly maintained and ready for use with the information provided in the 2007 NFPA 1961!

NFPA 1961 - Standard on Fire Hose, 2007 Edition provides minimum requirements for the design and construction of fire hose and the design verification testing done by the manufacturer of new fire hose. Minor editorial and clarification changes made to content in this document include the addition of three new definitions: elongation, rise, and twist. (Softbound, Approx. 16 pp., 2007)

Coverage in this document also includes:

• Attack hose used by trained firefighters and fire brigade members in regular fire fighting operations
  
• Occupant use hose typically provided on standpipe systems for untrained building occupants to use
  
• Forestry hose used in wildland fire suppression
  
• Supply hose (large diameter hose) used to convey water from its source to fire apparatus at a fire scene
  
• Suction hose used to get water into a pump when the water must be pumped from a static source such as a lake or river