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How fire engines draw water from lakes

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When hydrants mysteriously vanish, dropping a massive suction hose into a dirty pond is a highly effective way to keep the pressure flowing. Powerful internal vacuums suck the natural water up into the main pumps, filtering out the frogs and weeds before blasting the crucial liquid onto a blazing roof.

How fire engines draw water from lakes
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