Brewster (Putnam) -Working Fire 11-1-04

[TRUCK6018 50]

Mill Plain (Danbury CT Volunteer Company)E-12 which served as a hose truck and laid 1000' of 5" hose. (Unfortunately it wasn't near the scene).

Can anyone enlighten us with specifics on this?

I can think of at least two other occasions that this has happened, once in Somers in the mid '90s where a perfect lay of 5" was achieved and more recently (within the last couple of years) in Croton where there was an unexpected hose lay on Route 9.

[EJS1810 7]

1000' of 5" laid down route 6 near Dingle Ridge Rd. Nice and straight. Engine hit a bump and you know what happens. Hose was picked up by FF on Engine and a few bystanders and they continued to the fire.

Something similar happened to a Patterson engine going to a parade (Bedford or South Salem)several years ago on I-684.

[Remember585 815]

Just for the record....

Picking up the 5" hose in the Croton incident SUCKED!

I was a Junior Member at the time, so it was only natural for the "real firemen" to "volunteer me" for the job.

But it did come out nice and straight. I think it was in 1995, not 100% sure. Maybe CFD320 can remember, after all, it was his rig. 8-[

[WAS967 97]

I remember a nice picture in the Journal News of the Route 9 hose lay.

Very straight indeed. ;->

[DMA327 12]

OUCH!