Chapter 3 Swimming Pool Auxiliary Water Supply (SPAWS) Flashcards
Since the disastrous ____, the Department has contemplated drafting water from swimming pools to augment the limited water supplies in the mountainous areas of the City.
Bel Air Brush Fire of 1961
To achieve this a simple and effective method of drafting water through a _____ has been developed.
4” Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe
Additionally the system could be used after a major earthquake or any time the ___ is compromised.
City’s water distribution system
The advantages of utilizing a drafting system is that ____ and one hundred percent of the water is kept available for firefighting.
no water is required to initiate the process
The S.P.A.W.S. system is comprised of ___ and appropriate fittings to provide as much flexibility as possible, enabling companies to access water resources that were previously inaccessible.
one hundred ten feet of four inch white P.V.C. pipe
Contents of the system:
1) 5 – 20’ sections of 4” P.V.C. pipe
2) 2 – 5’ sections of 4” P.V.C. pipe
3) 2 – 4” N.S.F.H. X 4” P.V.C. adapter
Remember
Contents of the system:
4) 10 - 4” Steel Band Rubber Couplings
5) 2 - 4” 45 degree bends
6) 1 – 4” 90 degree bend
7) 1 Nut Driver
remember
The Department currently has ___ of the systems stored at-Fire Station 88.
thirteen
The pipe is bundled and stored on a rack in the west end of the _____ at Fire Station 88.
valley shops building
In most cases the S.P.A.W.S. system can be deployed by a Task Force in less than ____.
ten minutes.
Height of Lift = 7”
Capacity?
Time to Prime?
600 GPM / 40 seconds
Height of Life = 10”
Capacity?
Time to Prime?
550 GPM / 45 seconds
Height of Lift = 15”
Capacity?
Time to Prime?
400 GPM / 60 seconds
