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Engine Company Tips: Stretching the Attack Handline
May 1, 2005
John Newell outlines the primary task at a structure fire: quickly stretch a handline and knock the fire down.
John Newell outlines the primary task at a structure fire: quickly stretch a handline and knock the fire down.
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