On Monday August 20th Tanker 59 participated in a water supply exercise coordinated by Newtown Square Fire Company. Tanker 59, along with Brush 59 and additional manpower, joined in the exercise with Pumper Tankers from Paoli, Malvern and East Whiteland Fire Companies. Crews drilled at the fill site, tanker shuttle and at the dump site. The tankers dumped water into fold a tanks (collection tanks), as Engine 41 drafted the water out and then supplied hand lines and the deck gun on Edgmont's Engine 64-2 to simulate fireground operations. Thank you to Company 41 for the invitation. We always welcome the opportunity to practice fire operations and water supply, especially with local fire companies that we don't frequently work with. It was a great training exercise and will help us prepare for for incidents in Newtown Square's local.
Units:
Tanker 59, Brush 59
Mutual Aid:
Engine 41, Squad 41 and Traffic 41, Engine 64-1 and Engine 64-2, Engine 3-5, Engine 4-5 and Engine 5-5
Newtown Square - Squad 41 - at the fill site
East Whiteland Fire Company Engine 5-5
Paoli Fire Company Engine 3-5
Tanker and Brush 59 staged at the start of the drill
Malvern Fire Company Engine 4-5
Edgmont Fire Company Engine 64-2
Engine 4-5 approaching the dump site
Engine 3-5 dropping water into the fold a tank
Tanker 59
The dump site - Engine 41 and two fold a tanks awaiting the first tanker
Engine 5-5 adding water
Engine 3-5 putting in water with Engine 41 drafting to supply the drill
Tanker 59
Engine 41 drafting from the fold a tank
Not something that we see often; Engine 4-5 and Tanker 59 together at the fill site
The fill site at a local hydrant - filling the tankers to send back to the dump site closer to the drill ground