A single jacket fire hose has one woven polyester jacket glued to the outside of the rubber liner. So a single jacket fire hose can protect the rubber liner if the hose is only being used occasionally for light use, for a temporary job or on a non-abrasive surface such as grass. Single jacket hose can save cost in the right situation. It can also save weight which can be important in applications such as fighting forestry fires where the hose is often carried on foot by firefighters.