[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Fire_Hydrant

[Alan Mintz]

At 2010-07-28 01:49, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
>On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:50 AM, Alan Mintz
><Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > There are also fire hoses which are attached to building water supplies and
> > fan-folded inside largish glass-front metal cases inset into walls.
> > emergency=fire_hose maybe, though I'd like something that better indicates
> > that it is attached to a water supply, not just a hose by itself.
>
>Would this be a "fire department connection" with a hose attached?

No. They are designed to be used by civilians. They are much smaller and 
lower-volume than standard firefighter hoses. See 
http://www.femalifesafety.com/stand_pipe/stand_pipe.html . They are 
apparently called "standpipe fire hose stations".

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Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>