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Skip Coleman's Blog – May 2008 Archive (1)

Proper Line Placement

This is an excellent photo of proper line placement. The first line at almost every fire should be positioned so as to cut the spread of fire. I realize that the great temptation is to put water on the fire. However, in this case, more good things will happen if the initial line is stretched between savable victims and the fire - or between savable property and the fire - do one you do both!

Congratulations Northbrook Il. FD…

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Added by Skip Coleman on May 29, 2008 at 10:25am — 3 Comments

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