
History of Fire Hose - Crown Shop Talk
History of Fire Hose Written By Darrell Gilbert The using of hose to fight fire can be trace back in history to 400 B.C. The hose during this era was made from the gut of an ox. Firemen filled bags with water then force them into the ox gut. The water was force though the hose by either sitting or stomping on the bag and the hose. The earliest firefighting that was done in America was …