Mobile home park is ground zero of Calif. wildfire Nov 16, 2008
When the water ran out, firefighters fell back, abandoning hoses that melted into the asphalt. They piled elderly residents into water tenders and fire trucks and retreated. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Smith River's day Aug 28, 2008
The festival included all-day music, a bicycle giveaway, the Happy Toes dancers, an antiques appraisal show, a cake walk, rides from Sophia the Friendly Donkey and the firefighters from Smith River's fire department and Fort Dick competing in water ball, in which each team uses its hoses to push a large ball towards the other team. "The firefighters in Fort Dick beat out Smith River for the trophy," said Susan Minx, executive director for CASA and a coordinator for the event. (Daily Triplicate)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 6, 2008
I was there on my bike hopping over the big fire hoses on Hutchins St.. I remeber when they condemned the main building at Needham School on Church St.Except for going to lunch in the auditorium, the classrooms could not be occupied by children anymore in that building. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
* David Byrne's new band: lyrics in girders, harmony in rusty pipes Jun 2, 2008
The organs innards had been replaced with relays and wires and light blue air hoses ... Besides being fitted with several motors, which produce the bass sounds by vibrating a set of girders that once supported a stained-glass skylight in the 12m-high ceiling, the organ is attached to a pump that blows air through a tangle of hoses ... These hoses snake into the huge rooms old water and heating pipes and conduits, making primitive flute sounds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Like ribbon of smoke, hookah trend lingers May 21, 2008
Smokers inhale through hoses connected to the bowl above the waterline. As they inhale through a mouthpiece, smoke is drawn from the bowl and into the water, making it bubble. (AZCentral -- News)
Burned building pushed down for safety reasons Jan 6, 2008
Cardin said temperatures in the teens made fighting the fire a challenge because of freezing water that poured from fire hoses. ADVERTISEMENT. (News Enterprise Online)
Waterford blaze destroys motorcycle memorabilia Aug 25, 2007
Firefighters used so much water, it was flowing like a river out her front door 10 minutes after the hoses were turned off, carrying kitchenware and debris down the hill. "I had so much stuff," Cafarelli said. (Albany Times Union)
FIRE DEVASTATES UXBRIDGE Jul 22, 2007
At that point, the firefighting effort became one of trying to contain the blaze from outside the sprawling structure, a task posing "a real challenge'' to a small town department like Uxbridge, he said. The local department immediately called for assistance from neighboring communities both in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and by mid-morning had more than 35 different departments contributing to the effort to control the fire's consumption of approximately 80 percent of the total... (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Dream didn't turn to ashes Jul 2, 2007
Christine Latshaw spotted smoke about 2:30 p.m. With the help of guests, her husband quickly strung water hoses on the inn's roof and sprayed the lodge down amid the increasing heat and smoke. One by one, skittish guests checked out as the fire got closer first two sisters, then a woman who suffered from asthma. (Los Angeles Times)
Adorn your garden with clocks, bikes, fountains and more May 3, 2007
The timers can be attached to yard hoses, allowing homeowners without automatic sprinklers to limit their watering time. I think everybody should have one of these, Anderson said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Before cowboys hit pay dirt, the dirt has to hit the Coliseum Jan 26, 2007
"He's also learned how to tell when the dirt has the right amount of moisture by scooping up a handful and squeezing it."If it falls through my fingers slowly, I know it's ready to roll," Brinkley says.On Feb. 19, after a three-day muscle truck show, Brinkley's crew begins preparing for the Mississippi high school basketball championship tournaments, which start Feb. 26.That means the dirt has to be moved out."And getting it out is a lot tougher than getting it in," Chris Thurman says.Dirt along... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Fire near Republic Airport under investigation Jan 23, 2007
Nicholes said Conklin was closed for about one hour, because of fire hoses stretched across the street. For more than four decades the site was home to the Republican Aviation Corp., which was founded in 1939 and built a number of notable military aircraft that served the U.S. in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East. (Newsday -- Long Island)
