First Due Services, LLC, Hose and Ladder Testing, to make sure you are in compliance with state and local regulations

First Due Services has made a commitment to providing a professional service at an affordable price. We started our business in 1999 and have since tested millions of feet of hose. We are based outside of Syracuse NY and provide service to the northeast of the United States. We currently have clients all over NY and Connecticut. We started Ladder testing in 2008 due to customer requests.

Hose testing is required every year for fire departments and every three years for occupancy use hose. Occupancy use hose is defined by NFPA as fire hose designed to be used by building occupants to fight incipient fires prior to the arrival of trained firefighters or fire brigade members.

Hose records must be on file at all times for evaluation by inspecting organizations such as Public Employees Safety and Health. PESH and OSHA

Hose in storage must be kept out of direct sunlight and in well ventilated location. Hose should be stored only after it has been properly inspected, cleaned, dried and rolled
Records for hose on racks or reels or in enclosures shall be kept at the hose location or at a control location on premises where the hose is located.

Hose shall be removed from apparatus and reloaded so that folds occur at different positions with sufficient frequency to prevent damage and permanent folds setting in the rubber lining.