Tanker Operations #05 - Some More of..."What's On The Back of Your Tanker?"
 
By President Mark Davis
January 15, 2015
 

As you know, we are an strong advocate of marking all sides of your tanker/tender with the unit number or identifier. When you are the Water Supply Officer at a five dump tank operation and have tankers coming from 18 communities to haul water for you - being able to quickly identify which tanker is which is very helpful. We grabbed these photos from a water supply drill that we ran in Stratham, New Hampshire two summers ago. The automatic mutual aid systems in New Hamsphire are very robust and they do a nice job of identifying their apparatus. We thought we would share what we found.
 
It is very clear to most everybody that this tanker belongs to Stratham FD and is called Tanker 8.
It is very clear to most everybody that this tanker belongs to Stratham FD and is called Tanker 8.
34-Tanker 4 - Tanker 4 from New Market FD
34-Tanker 4 - Tanker 4 from New Market FD
 
Greenland Tanker 1 also identified as 21-Tanker -1 in the regional mutual aid system.
Greenland Tanker 1 also identified as 21-Tanker -1 in the regional mutual aid system.
Stratham FD's Tanker 8 operating at the water supply drill. The tanker is marked on all four sides.
Stratham FD's Tanker 8 operating at the water supply drill. The tanker is marked on all four sides.