Hose tower
The hose tower and fire station is often a striking symbol of a fire station or a fire station . It is mainly used to dry pressure hoses after missions and exercises. When hoses were still made from hemp , this was particularly important. With the synthetic fiber hoses used today, this procedure is no longer absolutely necessary, but still makes sense, because the storage spaces should also be kept mold -free during longer storage .
In the hose tower, the hoses are pulled in the middle with a pulley . So they hang straight and can ventilate well and thus dry at least on the outside. The predominantly existing length of the B-hoses of 20 meters results in a necessary height of at least ten meters plus the height for the pulley system and the fastenings. If the hose tower is at least 30 meters high, the hoses can only be hung on a coupling. This allows water to run out completely and the hose to dry out from the inside. There is also the option of drying a 35-meter B-hose on a turntable ladder .
When building a new fire station or a fire station , the hose tower is often left out for financial reasons and replaced by an electrically operated hose dryer.
Other uses
Often, an existing hose tower is also used as an installation location for the siren , radio antennas or an anemometer , since an elevated installation is advantageous here.
More and more fire brigades are expanding the hose tower as a training facility for ladder exercises (e.g. hook ladder climbing ) or abseiling exercises . There are also instructor exercises with portable ladders or turntable ladder vehicles. This is why the tower in Germany is referred to as a fire tower in accordance with DIN 14092 Part 3 , as it serves other purposes in addition to hose drying.
First and foremost, riser towers were built at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century for training purposes for fire brigades in setting up and climbing ladders, especially for rescue and extinguishing operations.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New DIN 14092 “fire stations”. (PDF) German Statutory Accident Insurance (DGUV), accessed on May 17, 2019 .