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Making sure that all the hose is cleared from the hose bed and that extra hose is moved toward the fire and away from the apparatus will ensure that kinks are minimized.
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Lift bags may be used to move the vehicle off immovable objects, especially when space is limited. One advantage they may have over other tools is their ability to be slowly inflated, making the movement process smoother.

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The disentanglement supervisor can establish an imaginary boundary on one side of the danger zone, while the other can be established by the hoses connected to the lift bags.

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Gallery Delaware Bus Crash MCI

Passengers from a tour bus are treated for injuries near the overturned bus at the Tybouts Corner on ramp from southbound Del. 1 to Red Lion Road. Officials at the scene reported one fatality and several injuries from the crash the 4:20 p.m. crash on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Bear, Del. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, John J. Jankowski)

Gallery California King Fire

A firefighter pulls a hose over to battle flames approaching a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Authorities arrested Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, Wednesday and have charged him with deliberately starting the Northern California wildfire that has burned more than 70,000 acres and is only 5 percent contained.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Gallery Manhattan Third-Alarm Fire

Firefighters respond to the scene of a three-alarm fire in a four-story building on Manhattan's east side in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Gallery Wildfire Hits Weed, California

A firefighter hoses down smoking rubble, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, inside the foundation of a home destoyed by a wildfire in Weed, Calif. The fire moved quickly after igniting Monday afternoon in brush and trees, destroying about 100 structures, the library, some mill buildings, and damaging the elementary school. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Gallery Calif. Wildfires, Sept. 2014

This Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo shows fire as it approaches the shore of Bass Lake, Calif. Crews are attempting to get better access to two raging wildfires in California on Monday that have forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/YosemiteLandscapes.com, Darvin Atkeson)

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