Stirrup pump

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File:A female Fire Guard using a stirrup pump on the roof of a building in London, 1941. D5007.jpg
Fireguard on the roof of a building London 1941

A stirrup pump is a portable reciprocating water pump used to extinguish or control small fires.[1] It is operated by hand. The operator places a foot on a stirrup-like bracket at the bottom of the pump to hold the pump steady, the bottom of the suction cylinder is placed inside a bucket of water.[2]

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File:Topaz, Utah. A demonstration fire fighting with a stirrup pump is put on by evacuee member of the f . . . - NARA - 537015.jpg
Topaz Utah 1946
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Engraving from the mid-17th Century fire museum in Salem at Lake Constance, Germany
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Farm and Garden Annual
A Currie & Co, Milwaukee, Wis.

References

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  1. ^ Feuerwehr-Dienstvorschrift 1 (FwDV 1) − Grundtätigkeiten − Lösch- und Hilfeleistungseinsatz. Ausschuss Feuerwehrangelegenheiten, Katastrophenschutz und zivile Verteidigung (AFKzV), [Fire brigade service regulations 1 – Primary duties – Fire extinguishing and rescue service. Committee on fire fighting, emergency management, and civil defense.] Bremen 2006, S. 53.
  2. ^ Smoke, Flame, Fire!: A History of Firefighting: A History of Firefighting. R.Apps (2018) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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