herald (plural heralds) 1  A messenger, especially one bringing important news. 2  A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. ( 3 heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. ( entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
a fire nozzle weighs approximately  ten to fifteen pounds.
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant.mall-diameter fire hose (3/4â1 inch), often carried on booster reel, preconnected to pump of an engine (and the booster tank) for putting out small fires near the truck without having to connect to a fire hydrant; easily recovered with a motorized reel.