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Pneumatic device
Fire hose vacuum
A fire hose vacuum is a small pneumatic device that removes residual air from the inside of a fire hose, thus making it smaller and somewhat rigid. This allows more hose or other equipment to be stored on a fire apparatus, and makes loads or packs more easily deployable.
