Firefighter using fire hose to battle blaze
Sonora, CA It is a yearly event to make sure vital firefighting equipment is working as it should.
One essential tool is hosing and testing them is part of the preparation to make sure they do not fail during a real fire. Tuolumne County Fire Department (TCFD) is currently conducting its annual hose testing that will be underway over the next few weeks. That does not stop the daily duties of training and of course, respond to emergency calls throughout the county though.
Every year at this time all fire hose is tested per the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1962 standard. TCFD officials detail, “Fire attack hose is tested to a pressure of 300psi for a total of 3 minutes. All supply hose is tested to 200psi for a