| On Sunday, August 25th, about 35 members of the Preston VFC and surrounding fire departments gathered to haul water for about 2-hrs using tankers. The drill culminated our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored and hosted by the Preston VFC located in Caroline County, Maryland. Crews used a combination of nurse tanker and dump tank operations to support a peak flow of just under 1100 gpm during the drill. Two fill sites were used to support the operation; both provided around a 3-mile roundtrip for rigs hauling water. Of special note, one of the fill sites used an irrigation system at a local farm as the water supply source. Many thanks to the Preston VFC for their excellent logistical support and hospitality. Instructors for the weekend were Mark Davis and Tim Legore. A full summary will be posted in a few weeks. |
| Units: |
Preston Engine 204 (1500/1000), Preston Engine Tanker 201 (1500/2000), Preston Tanker 202 (750/2000), Secretary 16-7 (1250/2500), Cambridge Engine 1-2 (2250/750), Ridgely Engine Tanker 402 (2000/2500), Denton Engine 302 (2000/750), Denton Tanker 300 (1500/3500), Queen Anne Hillsboro Engine 85 (1500/1000), Queen Anne Hillsboro Tanker 86 (1500/3000), Hurlock Engine Tanker 6-1 (1500/2500), Easton Engine 67 (1500-2000), Easton Tanker 61 (1250/6000), and Federalsburg Tanker 106 (1500/4000) |
