Saturday morning's classroom session in Swisher, Iowa reviewing the best practices of tanker shuttle operations.
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Some of the attending FDs
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Sunday morning's rally point at the Solon FD.
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Coralville Engine 72 setting up the first fill site using two turbo drafts and an "open-relay" arrangement.
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North Liberty Engine 117 set up a second fill site.
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Dual Turbo Draft supply operation for the Coralville pumper.
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Turbo Draft output fed to a homemade fill pipe fed by 5-inch LDH.
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The first loading site used 4-inch LDH and cam lock fittings.
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A Fol-Da-Tank 6-inch suction elbow in use during Saturday afternoon's practical session.
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Comparing jet siphons during Saturday afternoon's practical session.
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One of the "big" water haulers.
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Dump tank operations underway at the 2-hr drill on Sunday.
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Getting the kinks out.
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A picnic lunch on Sunday provided by the Solon FD.
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Tiffin Tanker 156 dumps its 2000 gallons of water in an effort to help sustain the 800 gpm sustained fire flow.
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4-inch cam lock fill connection.
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The firefighter's job was to direct incoming tankers. He used handheld signs that coordinated with dump tank signs.
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Four jet siphons were supplied by two, 2-1/2-inch lines equipped with gated wyes.
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Some really good looking jet siphon streams.
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A second, 6-inch suction line was put into operation...also using a Fol-Da-Tank suction elbow.
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