PO Box 577
89 S. Baldwin Street
Bargersville, IN 46106
Phone: 317.422.5187
Dump tank training is valuable
Hose pressure is good.
Deck gun has long reach.
Checking suction hose.
Pump pressure test is great.
Deck gun fundamentals explained.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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Firefighters must practice drafting water from dump tanks because much of Bargersville Community Fire District’s 64 square miles is without fire hydrants.
Division Training Chief Michael Tibbetts dedicated three consecutive shifts this week for firefighters to rehearse their dump tank skills.
The spray from hoses was welcomed as morning temperatures soared.
The warmer weather provided a relaxed training atmosphere for firefighters as hundreds of gallons of water was released from a tanker into a portable plastic-lined pool.
The exercises allowed firefighters to practice using tankers to fill the pool, establishing a draft with the engine’s pump and utilizing various types of hoses and nozzles to deliver water.
A recent maintenance overhaul of an engine pump was successfully tested during one day’s training.
At the end of the training days, Tibbetts applauded the talents and skills of firefighters engaged in the exercises.