Hose-lay : The arrangement of connected lengths of fire hose and accessories on the ground beginning at the first pump ing unit and ending at the point(s) of water delivery
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms, Manitoba, Canada 2003. http://bcwildfire.ca/mediaroom/Backgrounders/2003_ Fire_Glossary.pdf, (For Fr - Canad) {474}