Hauling Water - Stanley, Iowa Style
 
By President Mark Davis
June 8, 2017
 

The folks in Stanley, Iowa spent June 3rd and 4th refining their water hauling skills during our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar. Chief Rodger Sill and the members of the Stanley FD have worked hard over the years to build an apparatus fleet using government surplus vehicles and equipment - and they have become quite successful. The weekend was spent reviewing the best practices of how to use the various tools and vehicles in terms of improving water supply operations. Sunday's drill used a single-lane tank set-up to support an 800 gpm peak flow. Instructors for the seminar were Mark Davis and Alan Butsch.
 
Mark Davis reviews pump ratings and drafting best practices with the seminar attendees on Saturday.
Mark Davis reviews pump ratings and drafting best practices with the seminar attendees on Saturday.
Practicing dump site operations.
Practicing dump site operations.
 
Reviewing the operation of a single-lane dump tank arrangement.
Reviewing the operation of a single-lane dump tank arrangement.
Using portable pumps in an open relay operation to support a tanker loading station.
Using portable pumps in an open relay operation to support a tanker loading station.
 
Part of the Stanley FD fleet.
Part of the Stanley FD fleet.
Stanley FD's 3000-gallon tanker.
Stanley FD's 3000-gallon tanker.
 
A tanker clearly marked.
A tanker clearly marked.
Stanley FD Tanker 514 - 2500 gallons - built using government surplus vehicles.
Stanley FD Tanker 514 - 2500 gallons - built using government surplus vehicles.
 
Stanley FD Engine 511 is a 1500-gallon engine/tanker.
Stanley FD Engine 511 is a 1500-gallon engine/tanker.
Learning about the use of an LDH manifold in tanker loading operations.
Learning about the use of an LDH manifold in tanker loading operations.
 
Reviewing another option for controlling flow during tanker loading operations.
Reviewing another option for controlling flow during tanker loading operations.
Lined up at the drill site located just outside Stanley.
Lined up at the drill site located just outside Stanley.
 
Independence FD Tanker 1 - 2000 gallons.
Independence FD Tanker 1 - 2000 gallons.
A TFT low-level strainer being used on a Fol-Da-Tank single lane tank.
A TFT low-level strainer being used on a Fol-Da-Tank single lane tank.
 
Stanley FD's water supply support trailer. A government surplus tool trailer outfitted to carry four portable pumps and four Turbodraft devices - plus equipment to support water supply operations.
Stanley FD's water supply support trailer. A government surplus tool trailer outfitted to carry four portable pumps and four Turbodraft devices - plus equipment to support water supply operations.
Damming a stream to improve the water depth for the Turbodraft device.
Damming a stream to improve the water depth for the Turbodraft device.
 
TurboDraft at work.
TurboDraft at work.
Stanley FD's homemade tank fill device worked really well with the Turbodraft device.
Stanley FD's homemade tank fill device worked really well with the Turbodraft device.
 
One of the brand new, government surplus portable pumps used at the drill.
One of the brand new, government surplus portable pumps used at the drill.
The open-relay in full operation.
The open-relay in full operation.
 
Two of the diesel powered, government surplus portable pumps in operation.
Two of the diesel powered, government surplus portable pumps in operation.
Using an LDH manifold to load tankers.
Using an LDH manifold to load tankers.
 
The County EMAs dewatering pump in use to support tanker loading operations. The pump drafted incredibly well and could provide a huge flow to support operations.
The County EMAs dewatering pump in use to support tanker loading operations. The pump drafted incredibly well and could provide a huge flow to support operations.
Hazelton FD's 1600-gallon tanker.
Hazelton FD's 1600-gallon tanker.
 
The rear of Hazelton's tanker.
The rear of Hazelton's tanker.
Stanley Tanker 511 dumps its 3000-gallons of water during the June 4th drill in Stanley, Iowa.
Stanley Tanker 511 dumps its 3000-gallons of water during the June 4th drill in Stanley, Iowa.
 
The single-lane dump site in operation during the 800 gpm drill.
The single-lane dump site in operation during the 800 gpm drill.
The EMA pump. Quite a beast and quite capable of supporting FD water supply operations - a few modifications are needed on the "equipment" side to make the pump more FD-user friendly.
The EMA pump. Quite a beast and quite capable of supporting FD water supply operations - a few modifications are needed on the "equipment" side to make the pump more FD-user friendly.
 
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