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Glenn Corbett, PE, is the former assistant chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department, an assistant professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, and a technical editor for Fire Engineering. He recently served on the Federal Advisory Committee of the National Construction Safety Team and is a member of the Fire Code Advisory Council for New Jersey. He is the coauthor of the late Francis L. Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, 4th Edition, and an FDIC Executive Advisory Board member.

Q. What is meant by the term "triple combination pumper?" Scroll down for the answer!






































































































A. A triple combination pumper (actually, the type of engine we typically use today) has three major components: a pump, a hose bed/supply, and a water tank. Predecessors to motorized fire apparatus, like the steam fire engine, did not have a hose bed/supply and a water tank. Hose was carried separately by a "hose wagon."

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