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What is a Wet riser? |
Over 50m.Wet rising mains have their own water supply, so firefighters can just plug there hoses straight in without having to pump water in to the main – we call that charging the main. |
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What is a Dry riser? |
Building over 18m.A dry rising main is basically a big pipe that goes up the building. It lets our firefighters pump water up to all floors of the building where our hoses can be attached to fight the fire. It means we don’t have to run hoses right through the building. |
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Pump attendance eqt |
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How many floors is considered a low, medium and high rise? |
Low rise is considered 3 floors and below Medium is considered 4-7 floors High rise 8 and above |
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Pda |
Confirm fire 5 pumps Not confirmed 4 pumps |
