I just looked. TFT make 3 different inlet sizes. 2.5, 3, 3.15. All with 2.5 outlets. Pretty much no matter what you do your limited to 500 gpms. Because thats what its designed for. The typical goto is 2.5. We used 3" with 2.5 couplings just for friction loss reasons. Our Elkhart RAN was also preconnected to 200' of 3 inch. I would assume FDNY would just use 2.5 hose straight from the bed or hirise packs as that gives you the best options on lengths, since they use dead loads, not preconnects.I believe they come standard with 2.5 couplings. Most 3" hose has 2.5" couplings. I'm not sure what the FDNY's 3.5" hose coupling sizes are but they're also probably 2.5" couplings.