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Well in this case they go to the auto shop down the street from the station and end up with a for sale sign in the window. Here we see Brownfield Tank 2 (Tender 2 for you folks out west who think tankers have to come with wings).
On a side note, I realize that many small FD's are short on money. But the use of retired oil tankers as FD water tankers is never a safe under taking. FEMA did a study on FD water tanker operations several years ago and its available to anyone who wants a copy. In the study they show the large number of crashes that occur with home made or converted fire tankers.
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads.....ons/fa-248.pdf
On a side note, I realize that many small FD's are short on money. But the use of retired oil tankers as FD water tankers is never a safe under taking. FEMA did a study on FD water tanker operations several years ago and its available to anyone who wants a copy. In the study they show the large number of crashes that occur with home made or converted fire tankers.
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads.....ons/fa-248.pdf
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Yeah that was one of the major points, and the other major points were also.
1- Weight of product- Water 8.434 pounds per gallon, oil products around 7.2 pounds per gallon
2- The adding of additional weight such as pumps and hose
3- Many times the vehicles were at the end of their regular service life, which is why the oil companies were selling them.
1- Weight of product- Water 8.434 pounds per gallon, oil products around 7.2 pounds per gallon
2- The adding of additional weight such as pumps and hose
3- Many times the vehicles were at the end of their regular service life, which is why the oil companies were selling them.
;nods; Unfortunately to some of the lesser fortunate departments those vehicles are sometimes the only option. One firehouse in my town still runs a custom built '61 tractor drawn 5000 gallon tanker with a high pressure pump mounted in the rear and tool boxes along the bottom of the trailer. In all honesty I am surprised they still use it, as a section of the tank started to rust out.
Tank rusting can be fixed in a couple ways, well, after you cut and weld in a patch panel, Weld in a couple pipe fittings on top that'll take a common hot water heater anode or, every time the truck is filled, add 2 cups per 1000 gallons of Arm and Hammer laundry detergent, its waaaay cheaper than tank protector and you won't have orange water no matter how long it sits.
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