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putting away firehose

with a different type of hoser

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Jim Dalling
Jan 07, 2023
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My father was a hoser, not in the Canadian sense, but in more of a professional capacity. No, he did not work in irrigation, nor for the waterworks. He was neither farmer nor plumber, nor hoser roller coaster tester,1

My father ran into burning buildings for a living. When he did this, he likely held a hose. His job? Make the burney parts wet. Find the fire-bits and put water on them.

Efficiency was important. Efficiency came from long endings. Long endings were important for quick beginnings. Does this make sense yet? Naw, I didn’t think so. Let me explain.

Firefighters on a call, treat every time they leave the station as a possible emergency. Frequently enough, it is. When things are urgent, the gear needs to come off the truck quickly, without a snag and ready to work. Immediately. It is often a matter of life or death.

To get the hose off quickly, they had to spend a lot of time tending to the hose, draining the hose and putting the hose in it’s perfect place. If I were a firefighte…

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