Abstract
Water is frequently used to contain wild or prescribed fires in a wildland situation. In this paper, we show why the commonly-available, relatively inexpensive garden-type soaker hose can be effectively used to contain fires. We present results on such performance characteristics as:water pressure, height of water spray and water volume as distance from pump increases. A Wajax Mark III pump, 3.8 cm dia (1.5") lined fire hose and RCR-strata soaker hoses were used in all tests. Also, using commonly accepted engineering principles and equations, we present the optimal design when the above materials are used.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 185-191 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Wildland Fire |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Equipment
- Fire suppression
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Forestry
- Ecology