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tion quicker than water alone. The bucket or spray pump is 

 a small suction pump fitted with a hose and nozzle, and with a 

 clamp so that the pump can be securely fastened into a large 

 pail. The pail should be covered with a wire netting or cloth 

 to strain the water and keep out sticks and dirt. Both the 

 extinguisher and bucket pump are used in the same way in 

 fighting a surface fire. The operator walks rapidly along the 

 line of the fire and deadens the blaze. A helper, who beats 



By permission of the Connecticut State Forester. 



Fig. 57- Fighting a surface fire with a bucket pump. 



out with a shovel the last remnants of the fire, should come 

 behind him. 



Both are extremely effective methods of extinguishing surface 

 fires, even of such severity that beating out, shoveling on dirt, 

 etc., cannot be employed alone. 



Which is the better, bucket pump or chemical extinguisher? 

 Each has its supporters and usually in a locality where one is 

 employed the other is not used. Each has its advantages and 

 disadvantages, which have been placed in two parallel columns 

 for the purpose of comparison. 



