Common Hose Loads & Finishes. The way in which we carry or store fire hose on engine companies and other apparatus with pumps depends on many factors, such as apparatus layout, needed hose lengths, type and size of hose used, available manpower, tradition and/or orders from higher up in the food chain.
Definition of apparatus - the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose, the complex structure of a particular organizati Definition of apparatus - the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose, the complex structure of a particular organizati dictionary thesaurus
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine. 2. a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism. 3. Mechanics. a device that transmits or modifies force or motion.