Our friends at FirefighterCloseCalls.com are reporting another failure of a large diameter hose appliance (a portable hydrant/manifold), this time during a training exercise in Sussex County, NJ on Monday, July 27, 2009. One firefighter was injured when the appliance failed. A similar incident occurred in Lambertsville, NJ in March, 2009. An investigation into Lambertsville incident resulted in a recommendation/reminder that all appliances should be service tested annually in accordance with NFPA 1962.
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