BY JOHN BALES
Over the course of our fire service careers, we have been assigned to or have given the order to "pull the preconnect." Regardless of whether the preconnect is a 13/4- or 21/2-inch line, it can't reach the desired location. How do we rectify this situation that is dramatically delaying our initial fire attack?
In the Golden (CO) Fire Department, as in many other departments, the required stretch for primary, secondary, and backup lines exceeds the length of preconnects at some incidents. A random survey of Denver metropolitan area fire departments reveals that preconnected hoselines range between 150 and 300 feet in length.
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