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Fire hoses play a vital role in controlling and extinguishing fires. Update to the 2013 NFPA 1961 to maximize equipment performance.

NFPA 1961: Standard on Fire Hose presents the minimum requirements for the design and construction of new fire hose, the testing required to verify the design and construction, and the inspection and testing required of all new fire hose.

This important document for fire hose manufacturers and the fire service applies to:

    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

Fire hose reliability starts with the 2013 NFPA 1961. Order the today and make sure you're working with the latest rules!

Revisions in the 2013 edition include a change in the maximum weight of a lined, synthetic woven reinforcement forestry fire hose assembly and new definitions for Design Service Test Pressure and Service Test Pressure.

The following editions for this book are also available...

Format	Year	Publisher	Type	Title				Annual Price
	2007	NFPA	Model Standard	NFPA 1961: Standard on Fire Hose				$197.13	Buy
	2013	NFPA	Model Standard	NFPA 1961: Standard on Fire Hose				$197.13	Buy
	2020	NFPA	Model Standard	NFPA 1961, Standard on Fire Hose				$197.13	Buy

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1999	NFPA	NFPA 11A: Standard for Medium- and High-Expansion Foam Systems
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1998	NFPA	NFPA 11: Standard for Low-Expansion Foam
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1999	NFPA	NFPA 11A: Standard for Medium- and High-Expansion Foam Systems
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2008	NFPA	NFPA 12: Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems
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The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA, established in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.

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