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Photo of the Week: San Francisco hose tenders delivered

The first of three new rigs, featuring a 5,500-gpm pump and carrying 6,000-feet of 5-inch hose, has arrived in the city

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Photo/San Francisco Fire Department

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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Fire Department received the first of three custom Rosenbauer hose tenders. The hose tenders are equipped with 5,500-gpm Rosenbauer pumps. Capable of carrying 6,000 feet of 5-inch hose, they are designed to supply large amounts of water.

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Photo/San Francisco Fire Department

The new hose tenders also have a 3,000-gpm carbon fiber, hydraulically driven, submersible pump to assist in situations where a tender may not be positioned close to a water source.

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