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Engine Crews

Photo of fire engine crew laying hose during fire suppression efforts.

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An Engine Crew has 5 members who tend 300 to 500 gallon fire engines. Crews perform strenuous physical activities, including constructing "fire lines" with hand tools, "laying hose," protecting structures, and "mopping up" hotspots along the fire's edge.


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