[shagie]

As an aside, the "why not over, under, or around?" question that gets asked.

https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/hoselines-wate...

That has some "how much pressure can be loss to friction and still provide the necessary water rate at the other end." Bends in the hose will increase the amount of friction and thus reduce the flow rate.

[hindsightbias]

I've seen it done twice in TX. They made a point to bend the hose enough to go through the passenger compartment.

[JoeAltmaier]

To make their objection clear, of course. Nobody will do that twice.