New CFS Village Pumper

[SA Firey]

ok thanks I understand now, seems an odd setup, but as we're unlikely to get a new appliance anytime in the forseeable future it will all have changed by then I'm sure.

You never know Dave, your brigade does more than 2 calls a year so there is hope for a new one yet

[Alan J]

ok thanks I understand now, seems an odd setup,

Been used elsewhere for a long time, but you do need to train driver/operators to only use tank fill off the fire-ground, & use pump inlets for all operational work. Not hard to do. I question whether the supposed laziness is on the part of the operators or the officers/trainers.

[6739264]

I'm still curious as to why 'Tank Fill' exists at all...?

Is it that hard to refill via the collectors and backfill during pumping operations?

As an American comrade once said "and so continues the pussification of the fire service"

[Zippy]

I'm still curious as to why 'Tank Fill' exists at all...?

Is it that hard to refill via the collectors and backfill during pumping operations?

As an American comrade once said "and so continues the pussification of the fire service"

Numbers, that has to be the word of the day! Pussification...  Everything is being affected by it in life.

The entire first world is becoming lazy, illogical, etc.    We will be begging asia for nutrition one day me thinks...50, 100 years?

[bittenyakka]

It is a SAwater requerment to prevent us pumping into their mains and breaking stuff.....

YOu would have to be kind dumb to pump down a hydrant... could be fun tho 

[misterteddy]

It is a SAwater requerment to prevent us pumping into their mains and breaking stuff.....

YOu would have to be kind dumb to pump down a hydrant... could be fun tho 

what???....lmao, thats just about the funniest thing I have heard on this forum 

[pumprescue]

Sadly its true, thats what we were told when all 3 trucks we have had with this inlet....

[misterteddy]

think someone has not one but two hands  engaged, locked and loaded