How do you handle Rural Water supply? - My Firefighter Nation2024-03-29T15:53:30Zhttps://my.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-handle-rural-water?groupUrl=ruralfirefighting&%3Bpage=2&%3BcommentId=889755%3AComment%3A6126177&%3Bx=1&%3Bfeed=yes&%3Bxn_auth=no&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOur assistant chief is the ma…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2012-01-14:889755:Comment:61261772012-01-14T08:11:22.513ZBill Andersonhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/Bill5542
<p>Our assistant chief is the manager for our water system. He is reluctant to let us pump from a hydrant due to the strength of the lines. He's afraid someone inexperienced will let the vaccum drop too low and collapse a line. If we were to use a plug he wants either himself or me on the pump. We usually use a tanker shuttle using plugs for a fill point.</p>
<p>We have a 1500 gallon tanker and use mutual aid for the shuttle. We have a 2000, 2500 and 3500 gallon tankers available from…</p>
<p>Our assistant chief is the manager for our water system. He is reluctant to let us pump from a hydrant due to the strength of the lines. He's afraid someone inexperienced will let the vaccum drop too low and collapse a line. If we were to use a plug he wants either himself or me on the pump. We usually use a tanker shuttle using plugs for a fill point.</p>
<p>We have a 1500 gallon tanker and use mutual aid for the shuttle. We have a 2000, 2500 and 3500 gallon tankers available from neighboring departments. If necessary we can use dump tanks with the shuttle.</p> My department has a Mutual Ai…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-02-27:889755:Comment:52464522011-02-27T21:08:37.390ZTandy Younghttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TandyYoung
My department has a Mutual Aid Agreement with 4 other departments in our area. If its a structure fire, everyone responds due to lack of hydrants & the fact that some have been found to have been cut down at the valve restricting flow to the hydrant.<br />
Our engine carries 1000 gallons with a 1250gpm pump. We have a 3000 gal tanker/tender with a 750 gpm pump as well as a brush truck with 300 gal. one department in the mutual aid has a 3200 gal tanker, another has a 2500 gal tanker, and still…
My department has a Mutual Aid Agreement with 4 other departments in our area. If its a structure fire, everyone responds due to lack of hydrants & the fact that some have been found to have been cut down at the valve restricting flow to the hydrant.<br />
Our engine carries 1000 gallons with a 1250gpm pump. We have a 3000 gal tanker/tender with a 750 gpm pump as well as a brush truck with 300 gal. one department in the mutual aid has a 3200 gal tanker, another has a 2500 gal tanker, and still another has a 1500 gal tanker. That doesn't count what their engines & brush trucks hold. Well we have fire hydrants in…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-20:889755:Comment:49969752010-12-20T02:27:35.270ZBarry Copleyhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/BarryCopley
Well we have fire hydrants in many locations,but whenever we have a fire and we're not near a hydrant we get or give mutual aide to one of our local departments.And when in doubt we also have a foam system on our truck and if we're near a creek or stream we can pump water with our mini pumper.So far since I've been a member of our Volunteer department we've been pretty lucky to be near a hydrant.Most of the time we're the ones giving mutual aide to other counties close by.I hate to brag but…
Well we have fire hydrants in many locations,but whenever we have a fire and we're not near a hydrant we get or give mutual aide to one of our local departments.And when in doubt we also have a foam system on our truck and if we're near a creek or stream we can pump water with our mini pumper.So far since I've been a member of our Volunteer department we've been pretty lucky to be near a hydrant.Most of the time we're the ones giving mutual aide to other counties close by.I hate to brag but we're good at what we do. My department has a 4,500 gal…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-18:889755:Comment:49951252010-12-18T19:56:42.674ZRachelhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/RCVFD_PIO
My department has a 4,500 gallon tanker the other 6 departments have smaller or larger tankers. We(all of the departments-vollie and career) rely solely on dry hydrants-except for one water tower(sort of centerally located). There is a dry hydrant in my family's pond. Many if not all of the citizens that have ponds or other bodies of water have dry hydrants. Any stores that open up have to have a retention pond which is then fitted with a dry hydrant.
My department has a 4,500 gallon tanker the other 6 departments have smaller or larger tankers. We(all of the departments-vollie and career) rely solely on dry hydrants-except for one water tower(sort of centerally located). There is a dry hydrant in my family's pond. Many if not all of the citizens that have ponds or other bodies of water have dry hydrants. Any stores that open up have to have a retention pond which is then fitted with a dry hydrant. We have 2 tankers...one a 240…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-14:889755:Comment:49884952010-12-14T00:08:16.196ZPaul Montpetithttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/Heuvelton
We have 2 tankers...one a 2400gallon and the second a "super tanker" 6000 gallons...In our county there is what we call a "tanker task force"...If you have a need you call for the task force in your sector then predetermined Departments roll their tankers to help supply the needed water...Every Department has predetermined waterpoints or draft sites throughout their coverage areas...portable ponds are set up and the tankers run relays for water supply.....works pretty well.....
We have 2 tankers...one a 2400gallon and the second a "super tanker" 6000 gallons...In our county there is what we call a "tanker task force"...If you have a need you call for the task force in your sector then predetermined Departments roll their tankers to help supply the needed water...Every Department has predetermined waterpoints or draft sites throughout their coverage areas...portable ponds are set up and the tankers run relays for water supply.....works pretty well..... We do the same(dump and pump?…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-13:889755:Comment:49884642010-12-13T23:31:07.953ZFrank A Thallas Jrhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/FrankAThallasJr
We do the same(dump and pump?draft) in conjunction with tanker shuttles, up here in NE Wyoming we also suffer a sever lack of hydrants outside of city limits covering 5000 sq miles our department has to be resilent and think outside the box at times.
We do the same(dump and pump?draft) in conjunction with tanker shuttles, up here in NE Wyoming we also suffer a sever lack of hydrants outside of city limits covering 5000 sq miles our department has to be resilent and think outside the box at times. We have NO hydrants and only…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-13:889755:Comment:49884592010-12-13T23:29:56.911ZBekkshttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/Bekks
We have NO hydrants and only TWO dry hydrants.<br></br>
Static water sources almost exclusively for refill. In the winter we carry augers to get through the ice for our water supply.<br></br>
Our one tanker is 1200 Gal and our one pumper is 850 Gal.<br></br>
We drop the portatank, dump the tanker and run like hell to refill.<br></br>
If it is a decient sized fire, we call for mutual aid for tankers as soon as we get on scene.<br></br>
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Due to new laws for propane storage facilities in our province the LP gas…
We have NO hydrants and only TWO dry hydrants.<br/>
Static water sources almost exclusively for refill. In the winter we carry augers to get through the ice for our water supply.<br/>
Our one tanker is 1200 Gal and our one pumper is 850 Gal.<br/>
We drop the portatank, dump the tanker and run like hell to refill.<br/>
If it is a decient sized fire, we call for mutual aid for tankers as soon as we get on scene.<br/>
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Due to new laws for propane storage facilities in our province the LP gas companies have to ensure a proper amount of water supply to fight a fire and prevent a BLEVE. Currently, that does not exist at our two major storage facilities so they will have to either build a small lake for us to draft from or pay for the water main to be extended almost 5km from the nearest town with a municipal water system (and hydrants). This WILL have to happen this year or they will be shut down as our Chief has to sign off on their fire suppression plan in order to get their propane storage licence this year. It's about time! Water is generally not as big…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-13:889755:Comment:49881102010-12-13T16:58:00.329ZOldmanhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/firemedic5100
Water is generally not as big an issue as manpower, even though less than 5% of our district has hydrants. Our 3 engines carry 1000 gallon each with a class A foam system on each. We also have a 4000 and 2200 gal tanker. It is common for us to have 7000 gallons on the initial box in 10 minutes. Our automatic and mutual aid companies will have up to 3500 additional gal per tanker depending which department is responding.<br />
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Most fires, we will just nurse with one tanker and shuttle the others.…
Water is generally not as big an issue as manpower, even though less than 5% of our district has hydrants. Our 3 engines carry 1000 gallon each with a class A foam system on each. We also have a 4000 and 2200 gal tanker. It is common for us to have 7000 gallons on the initial box in 10 minutes. Our automatic and mutual aid companies will have up to 3500 additional gal per tanker depending which department is responding.<br />
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Most fires, we will just nurse with one tanker and shuttle the others. Commercial fires will almost always have dump tanks and multiple tankers in the shuttle. I love the look on the "city boys" faces when they roll up and see us supplying ladder trucks with dump tanks and shuttle. We have both rural and "city"…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-12-13:889755:Comment:49879192010-12-13T14:40:16.168Zdano martinezhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/danomartinez
We have both rural and "city" patrons in our fire district. Scb. Rural shares coverage of the city of <i><b>TERRYTOWN</b></i> w/ the Gering VFD. There are hydrants in Terrytown and a few in our rural district, but we do a lot of tanker work to get water to our pumpers. We have two tankers (1500 gal. & 2000 gal.), that supply us w/ most of the water we need. If not we call for mutual aid w/ our neighboring depts. We hold drafting / rural water supply training often, so we are prepared when…
We have both rural and "city" patrons in our fire district. Scb. Rural shares coverage of the city of <i><b>TERRYTOWN</b></i> w/ the Gering VFD. There are hydrants in Terrytown and a few in our rural district, but we do a lot of tanker work to get water to our pumpers. We have two tankers (1500 gal. & 2000 gal.), that supply us w/ most of the water we need. If not we call for mutual aid w/ our neighboring depts. We hold drafting / rural water supply training often, so we are prepared when the time comes to be creative. We have floating pumps that we can drop into an irrigation ditch, stream or pond during Wildland Ops & porta tanks for structure use. We cover 140+ Sq.Miles of rural turf so sometimes H2O is scarce. We have one 4x4 & two 6x6's for wildland stuff, but they don't hold that much water (500-750 gals.) & knowing how to draft is paramount if the tankers can't get into an area. We have no hydrants in our ar…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2010-02-08:889755:Comment:44859912010-02-08T00:48:24.707ZDerek R.https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/DerekR
We have no hydrants in our area. We get water from any sourse that can be found such as rivers, ponds, pools and lakes. We set up porta tanks and keep filling them with help from mutual aid.
We have no hydrants in our area. We get water from any sourse that can be found such as rivers, ponds, pools and lakes. We set up porta tanks and keep filling them with help from mutual aid.