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{{short description|Flexible tube used for delivering water or foam at high pressure, to fight fires}}
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[[File:FireHose2.JPG|thumb|right|Indoor fire hose with a fire extinguisher]]
A '''fire hose''' (or '''firehose''') is a high-pressure [[hose]] that carries [[water]] or other [[fire retardant]] (such as [[Firefighting foam|foam]]) to a [[fire]] to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a [[Firefighting apparatus|fire engine]], [[fire hydrant]], or a portable fire pump. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jjsfiresupply.com/productlistcategory.asp?urll=Fire_Pump_Cart_Packages&category=123 |title=Fire Pump Cart Packages Systems|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's [[Standpipe (firefighting)|standpipe]] or [[plumbing]] system.

The usual working pressure of a firehose can vary between {{convert|8|and|20|bar|kPa psi|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} while per the NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard, its [[bursting pressure]] is in excess of {{convert|110|bar|kPa psi}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nafhc.com/products/municipal/premium/poly-tuff-1200™|title=Burst Pressure|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803071755/http://www.nafhc.com/products/municipal/premium/poly-tuff-1200%E2%84%A2|archive-date=3 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hose is one of the basic, essential pieces of fire-fighting equipment. It is necessary to convey water either from an open water supply, or pressurized water supply. Hoses are divided into two categories, based on their use: suction hose, and delivery hose.

After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry, because standing water that remains in a hose for a long time can deteriorate the material and render it unreliable or unusable. Therefore, the typical [[fire station]] often has a high structure to accommodate the length of a hose for such preventive maintenance, known as a [[hose tower]].

On occasions, fire hoses have been used for [[crowd control]] (see also [[water cannon]]), including by [[Bull Connor]] in the [[Birmingham campaign]] against protesters during the [[Civil Rights Movement]] in 1963.