Equipment failure can result in catastrophic injury to responders, bystanders or both. Routine testing of fire hose, couplings, appliances and nozzles is necessary.
Equipment failure can result in catastrophic injury to responders, bystanders or both. Routine testing of fire hose, couplings, appliances and nozzles is necessary to provide a reasonable level of safety for users and to increase the likelihood the equipment will perform as designed.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1962, Standard for the Care, Use, Inspection, Service Testing, and Replacement of Fire Hose, Couplings, Nozzles, and Fire Hose Appliance provides guidance on acceptable procedures for testing these vital pieces of equipment and reducing the potential for an unfortunate incident to occur.
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