Hose Load 1 : (1) The total amount of hose carried on a fire apparatus. (2) Any method of folding and stowing hose on a fire apparatus, such as a flat load or horseshoe load
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}