Parsonsburg, Maryland Tanker Freightliner

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No: 11783 Contributor: C Lucas Year: 2000 Manufacturer: Freightliner Country: United States of America

Parsonsburg, Maryland Tanker Freightliner

2000 Freightliner/4 Guys, Tanker 608 of Parsonsburg Vol. Fire Company in Wicomico County, Maryland. Tanker 608 is powered by a 500 HP Cummins engine with an Allison Automatic transmission. Tanker 608 carries 3500 gallons of water and has a 1500 gpm Hale mid-ship side-mount pump. This tanker is equipped with three 10" Dumps - one on the rear and one on each side. There are two 200 ft. - 1 3/4" crosslays, 225 ft. of 3" hose, 50 ft. of 5" hose, 2 Scott 4.5 High Pressure SCBA with 45 min. bottles, and a 4000 gal. Fold-A-Tank on a Zico lift.

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For us in Europe who are not familair with this type of appliance can you explain the purpose of the 'dumps' and how they are used tatically?

Added by Barry on 18 October 2008.

Sure, the Dumps are chutes designed to very quickly get water out of the Tanker into a "portable hydrant" at the scene of a fire where there are no hydrants near-by. Portable hydrants are basically like a pool set up in the roadway or where ever is best suited. Tankers quickly dump their loads of water, filling up the pools/fold-a-tanks so the fire engines can then draft from them. This is common where I live now, the very rural eastern shore of Maryland where hydrants are few and far between.

Added by C Lucas on 21 October 2008.

Thanks for the detailed answer.

Added by Barry on 21 October 2008.

Barry, the AFS used a similar thing called portable dams up until the early sixties, although you have to be over a certain age to remember it! Its a good idea for rural areas still.

Added by John Stott on 21 October 2008.

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