Class A Fire
Here's an older video of a Class A Fire that shows why a working Pressure Relief Valve on our Propane Tanks is so very important. You can start watching it at 5:20 as that's right around the time t...
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Mr.Mark wrote:
How much water would those fire trucks hold?
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Just to add to what Scott has very eloquently stated......
Out here in the country, our pumpers are usually considered a pumper/tanker and have 1,250/1,000 capacity, meaning 1,250 gpm pump and 1,000 gals of water on board. Most stations also have dedicated tankers that can be upwards of 5,000 gals (standard is 1,500 gals) and may have up to a 500gpm pump to quickly get the water into a dump pool so the pumpers can draft from it when there is no hydrant to supply water. On a structure fire in rural America, there are typically 3 departments automatically dispatched to make sure enough water is coming to get the fire ground operation started. More departments may be dispatched on request from the Incident Commander.
