I don't really get what was wrong with the hose in the first place, besides being too short range to get the fires that climb walls. I have 7 ladders and they bog me down so bad I can't purchase anything from an NPC or receive items in trades.
Sometimes I need to stack 3 ladders up to reach the highest fires before they spread back down to the ground...
and since we are having issues getting fires under control, why are you nerfing the hose?
I may be missing something here... fill me in if I am...