Water Supply for Suburban and Rural Firefighting

Question 1

What engine is responsible for setting up the fill site?

Answer 1

Typically the fifth engine

Question 2

Who becomes the Fill Site Unit Leader?

Answer 2

OIC of the fill site engine

Question 3

While a minimum of two lines will be stretched off of the fill site engine how many units can be filled at once?

Answer 3

Only fill one unit at a time

Question 4

What is the tanker flow calculation?

Answer 4

Total capacity of tanker minus 20% divided by the round trip time

Question 5

Fire Flow Formula for Rapid Fire Control

Answer 5

(LxW)/3 x # of floors + 25% for each exposure

Question 6

Dump tanks on tankers must equate to what?

Answer 6

Total size of dump tanks must at least equal capacity of tankers tank

Question 7

How many companies should get your preplan for non-hydrant areas?

Answer 7

The first 6 engine companies and tanker stations

Question 8

What is a Tanker Task Force?

Answer 8

One engine, three tankers, one command officer

Question 9

What does the second Chief do on rural water supply assignment?

Answer 9

Water Supply Group Supervisor

Question 10

First Engine on Rural Water Supply Assignment

Answer 10

• lay out supply line from driveway to incident, this should be done from where the supply pumper and dump tanks are to located
• assign 5th engine to fill site
• lay out from 1st engine should include a siamese on the supply line

Question 11

First Tanker on Rural Water

Answer 11

• Pump water to first engine through siamese
• Drop dump tanks, hard sleeves, low level strainer
• Drop additional siamese and hose for the dump site engine
• once a draft is established by dump site engine, dump water into dump tank and become part of shuttle ops

Question 12

Second Engine Rural Water

Answer 12

• Engine driver sets up to supply water to first engine from dump site by hooking a line to the siamese
• positions at dump tank and establishes draft
• crew proceeds up for back up line

Question 13

Third Engine

Answer 13

• Officer and crew assume control of the dump site
• Officer assumes Dump Site Unit Leader
• The DSUL will head up water supply ops until arrival of second chief

Question 14

Fifth Engine Rural Water

Answer 14

• Fill site
• Officer becomes Fill Site Unit Leader
• At least two lines off engine for filling incoming units

Question 15

How far can relay ops be conducted with 4” hose?

Answer 15

Over 1 mile

Question 16

How often should dry hydrants be back flushed and tested?

Answer 16

Every 6 months

Question 17

How often should water storage tanks be checked by FD?

Answer 17

Every 6 months

Question 18

Nurse Tanker

Answer 18

-A tanker that proceeds with the initial attack engine to the incident scene and provides water as needed for the initial attack. This is used in a combination operation scenario where the initial layout of hose is over 1000’

Question 19

Whom does the Water Supply Group Supervisor oversee?

Answer 19

Fill Site Unit Leader and the Dump Site Unit Leader