There has been a lot written, taught, debated and lectured on in regards to fire apparatus that fall under the definition of a quint. If you look it up, there are several definitions of what a quint is and should be to be considered so, but it boils down to a very simple description. […]
Mind the Hose!
Stretching an attack line dry is a tactic for a set of very specific situations. A couple that come to mind are exterior stairwells, protected interior stairwells, and for tenable halls/corridors from a protected stairwell. With all of these, somebody must be assigned to mind the hose before it’s charged and it must be laid […]