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[![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_00_08.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/can-you-clamp-big-water-anywhere-with-the-hemisphere-monitor) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_00_08.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/can-you-clamp-big-water-anywhere-with-the-hemisphere-monitor) ## [Can You Clamp Big Water Anywhere With the Hemisphere Monitor?](https://blog.tft.com/posts/can-you-clamp-big-water-anywhere-with-the-hemisphere-monitor) 30 Oct 2025 **Summary:** When you’re fighting fire in confined, elevated or odd ball spots, standard “ground”... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/can-you-clamp-big-water-anywhere-with-the-hemisphere-monitor) [Portable Monitors](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/portable-monitors) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_01_08.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-jumbo-ball-intake-valve-might-be-the-best-intake-valve-for-firefighting) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_01_08.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-jumbo-ball-intake-valve-might-be-the-best-intake-valve-for-firefighting) ## [Why the Jumbo Ball Intake Valve Is a Go-To for Drafting and Hydrant Ops](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-jumbo-ball-intake-valve-might-be-the-best-intake-valve-for-firefighting) 29 Oct 2025 **Summary:** If you're choosing the best intake valve for high-volume drafting, the jumbo ball intake... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-jumbo-ball-intake-valve-might-be-the-best-intake-valve-for-firefighting) [Valves](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/valves) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2055.00_05_39_25.Still018.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-vit-ball-valve-nozzle-stands-out-for-smooth-bore-ops) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2055.00_05_39_25.Still018.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-vit-ball-valve-nozzle-stands-out-for-smooth-bore-ops) ## [Why the VIT Ball Valve Nozzle Stands Out for Smooth Bore Ops](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-vit-ball-valve-nozzle-stands-out-for-smooth-bore-ops) 25 Oct 2025 **Summary:** The VIT Valve Integral Tip™ Smooth Bore Nozzle is a fixed-flow nozzle designed for maximum... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-the-vit-ball-valve-nozzle-stands-out-for-smooth-bore-ops) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2055.00_05_24_12.Still017.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/whats-one-tip-youd-give-about-garage-fires) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2055.00_05_24_12.Still017.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/whats-one-tip-youd-give-about-garage-fires) ## [What's One Tip You'd Give About Garage Fires?](https://blog.tft.com/posts/whats-one-tip-youd-give-about-garage-fires) 25 Oct 2025 **Summary:** Garage fires are often underestimated — but they shouldn’t be. Are you asking the right... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/whats-one-tip-youd-give-about-garage-fires) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_02_47_22.Still007.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/dont-whip-the-nozzle-how-to-actually-get-water-on-the-fire) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_02_47_22.Still007.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/dont-whip-the-nozzle-how-to-actually-get-water-on-the-fire) ## [Don’t Whip the Nozzle: How to Actually Get Water on the Fire](https://blog.tft.com/posts/dont-whip-the-nozzle-how-to-actually-get-water-on-the-fire) 25 Oct 2025 **Summary:** Whipping a handline around during interior attack may feel aggressive, but it often wastes... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/dont-whip-the-nozzle-how-to-actually-get-water-on-the-fire) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles), [Fully Involved](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/fully-involved) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Thumbnail%20work.00_19_17_06.Still030.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/rural-hitch-adding-the-second-portable-tank) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Thumbnail%20work.00_19_17_06.Still030.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/rural-hitch-adding-the-second-portable-tank) ## [Rural Hitch: Adding the Second Portable Tank](https://blog.tft.com/posts/rural-hitch-adding-the-second-portable-tank) 17 Oct 2025 Summary: When executing a rural hitch water supply operation, adding a second dump tank is a key... 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[Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/why-you-should-attack-basement-fires-at-their-level) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles), [Fully Involved](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/fully-involved) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_00_28.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-ventilate-a-room-faster-with-the-vortex-adjustable-smooth-bore) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_00_28.Still001.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-ventilate-a-room-faster-with-the-vortex-adjustable-smooth-bore) ## [How to Ventilate a Room Faster with the Vortex Adjustable Smooth Bore](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-ventilate-a-room-faster-with-the-vortex-adjustable-smooth-bore) 10 Oct 2025 Summary: The Vortex adjustable smooth bore nozzle gives firefighters a fast and efficient way to... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-ventilate-a-room-faster-with-the-vortex-adjustable-smooth-bore) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_08_07.Still002.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/vortex-nozzle-helps-solve-the-smooth-bore-vs.-fog-nozzle-debate) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Horizontal%20Thumbnails.00_00_08_07.Still002.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/vortex-nozzle-helps-solve-the-smooth-bore-vs.-fog-nozzle-debate) ## [Vortex Nozzle Helps Solve the Smooth Bore vs. Fog Nozzle Debate](https://blog.tft.com/posts/vortex-nozzle-helps-solve-the-smooth-bore-vs.-fog-nozzle-debate) 10 Oct 2025 Summary: If your fire department is torn between smooth bore and fog nozzles, the TFT Vortex nozzle... 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