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How to tackle an out of control hose

Have you ever wondered how fire crews manage to tackle out of control fire hoses?

Published May 20, 2014

It's one of the many perils of the job, but two new firefighters have been caught on video showing just how it's done.

Watch below as two new firefighters from Cradley Heath fire station take part in the hose control exercise:

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