Many fire departments have experienced fire hose inadvertently coming off of apparatus while traveling to and from incidents. Several incidents have resulted in injuries, damage to property and death. Fire departments and manufacturers have developed various methods of preventing inadvertent deployment including: fully enclosed hose bed covers, buckled straps, hook-and-loop straps, fabric covers, webbing mesh, wind deflectors, and other material restraints or combination of restraints. It is also important that fire departments develop methods of storing hose and appliances in a manner that does not promote the inadvertent deployment of the hose and appliances.
