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TiltonBB · 04-28-2021, 05:42 AM

It would be interesting to know the story from the fire department's perspective. I would guess that there was a water supply problem.

In the picture the lone firefighter appears to be standing without putting any water on the fire. There appear to be two unmanned hand lines at his feet and it looks like he is holding one. The lines would typically be 1 3/4 inches and flow about 300 GPM so it wouldn't take long to deplete a fixed water supply. They look charged but maybe the only water available was the water in the fire truck's tank and they were preserving it?

I don't mean to imply anything negative, I am just curious about what was going on.

There is an article in the Laconia Sun without much more information. The picture with that article shows the fire had grown substantially.

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...8b412123c.html

04-28-2021, 05:42 AM	#6
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 644 Thanked 2,153 Times in 900 Posts	It would be interesting to know the story from the fire department's perspective. I would guess that there was a water supply problem. In the picture the lone firefighter appears to be standing without putting any water on the fire. There appear to be two unmanned hand lines at his feet and it looks like he is holding one. The lines would typically be 1 3/4 inches and flow about 300 GPM so it wouldn't take long to deplete a fixed water supply. They look charged but maybe the only water available was the water in the fire truck's tank and they were preserving it? I don't mean to imply anything negative, I am just curious about what was going on. There is an article in the Laconia Sun without much more information. The picture with that article shows the fire had grown substantially. https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...8b412123c.html