Hauling Water - Caroline County Style!
 
By President Mark Davis
August 29, 2024
 

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)