Mark Davis reviews pump ratings and drafting best practices with the seminar attendees on Saturday.
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Practicing dump site operations.
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Reviewing the operation of a single-lane dump tank arrangement.
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Using portable pumps in an open relay operation to support a tanker loading station.
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Part of the Stanley FD fleet.
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Stanley FD's 3000-gallon tanker.
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A tanker clearly marked.
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Stanley FD Tanker 514 - 2500 gallons - built using government surplus vehicles.
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Stanley FD Engine 511 is a 1500-gallon engine/tanker.
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Learning about the use of an LDH manifold in tanker loading operations.
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Reviewing another option for controlling flow during tanker loading operations.
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Lined up at the drill site located just outside Stanley.
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Independence FD Tanker 1 - 2000 gallons.
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A TFT low-level strainer being used on a Fol-Da-Tank single lane tank.
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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.
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Damming a stream to improve the water depth for the Turbodraft device.
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TurboDraft at work.
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Stanley FD's homemade tank fill device worked really well with the Turbodraft device.
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One of the brand new, government surplus portable pumps used at the drill.
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The open-relay in full operation.
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Two of the diesel powered, government surplus portable pumps in operation.
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Using an LDH manifold to load tankers.
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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.
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Hazelton FD's 1600-gallon tanker.
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The rear of Hazelton's tanker.
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Stanley Tanker 511 dumps its 3000-gallons of water during the June 4th drill in Stanley, Iowa.
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The single-lane dump site in operation during the 800 gpm drill.
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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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