A case study for you: The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 serves as a disastrous example of the need for standards.
Starting on a quiet Sunday morning, the fire spread quickly and overwhelmed the city’s ability to fight it alone. Fire companies from nearby states rushed in to help with more than enough water and people to fight the flames … but with fire hoses that didn’t fit the hydrants.
Ultimately, the fire burned for more than a day and destroyed 1,500 buildings.
More than 600 variations in firehose fittings existed across the U.S., according to a NIST study issued in 1914. That’s why NIST worked with the NFPA to usher in a national standard for fire hydrant connections.
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