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ShelbyCountyEMA&AlabamaFireCollegeShelbyCounty,Alabama
RuralWaterSupplyOpera<onsSeminar2-hrWaterSupplyDrill
May15,2016SummaryReport
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ThePurpose
• Thepurposeoftheseminaranddrillwastoreviewthebasicsofruralwatersupplyopera<onsandtoprac<cewatersupplyopera<onsinanon-hydrantedseLng.
• Thedrillalsoallowedmutualaidcompaniestoworktogetherinareal-lifetrainingsitua<on.
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TheSeminar
• The2-dayseminarstartedwitha4-hourclassroomsessiontoreviewthebasicsofruralwatersupplyopera<ons.
• ThereviewsessionwasheldattheShelbyCountyFireandEMSTrainingCenterinCalera,AL.
• Oncetheclassroompartwasdone,theseminarcon<nuedwith8hoursofprac<calworkonfill-siteanddumpsiteopera<ons.
• Theprogramconcludedwiththe2-hrISOtankershuTleexerciseandprogramreview.
• Seminarpar<cipantswerefromShelbyCountyandsurroundingareas.
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The2-hourWaterSupplyDrill
• ThetankershuTledrillwasheldonMay15thinMontevalloonthecampusoftheUniversityofMontevallo.
• ThedrillaTemptedtoreplicatethe2-hourWaterSupplyDeliveryTestusedbyISOintheirevalua<onoffiredepartmentwatersupplycapabili<es.
• WhileISOnolongerrequiresfiredepartmentstodemonstratethe2-hourstest,thetestiss<llareasonablestandardbywhichfiredepartmentscancomparetheirwatersupplyopera<ons.(ISOnowusesacomputermodel.)
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TheISOTest
• TheISO2-hourWaterSupplyDeliveryTesthasthreecri<cal<mesegments:– 0:00to5:00minutes– 5:01to15:00minutes– 15:01to120:00minutes
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ISOTest0:00to5:00Minutes
• Adrillloca<onisselectedandtheunitsduetorespondonthefirst-alarmassignmentaredispatched.
• Timestartswhenthefirstenginearrivesonthesceneandcomestoacompletestop.
• Thereisnorequirementtoflowwaterduringthefirst5minutes,butthecrewmustbepreparedtoflowwateroncethe5-minutemarkisreached.
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ISOTest5:01to15:00minutes
• Atthe5-minutemark,aflowofatleast250gpmmustbestarted-anditmustbesustained.
• Duringthenext10-minutes,crewscanworktofurtherdeveloptheirwatersupplyandincreasetheirflow,however…
• Atthe15-minutemark(5+10),whateveramountofwaterisflowingatthat<memustbemaintainedfortheremainderofthe2-hourtest.
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ISOTest15:01to120:00minutes
• Oncethe15-minutemarkhasbeenreached,theremainderofthe2-hourtestisreallyjustaboutsustainingtheflow.
• TheISOtestincludesthesimula<onofautoma<cmutualaidresponseandallowsaddi<onalwatersupplyunitstoarriveandassistinthedeliveryprocessaswouldhappenonarealincident.
• TherealadvantageoftheISOtestisthatitgivesafiredepartmentthechancetoseewhereimprovementscanbemadeintheirwatersupplydeliveryprocess.
Itisonethingtosaythatyourfiredepartmentcandeliver500gpmfortwohours–itisanotherthingtoproveitinareal-lifedrillscenario!
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WaterSupplyDrillPar<cipants
• TheparDcipantsforthedrillwerefromelevendifferentfiredepartmentsintheShelbyCountyareaandthewaterhaulingapparatuswasrepresentaDveofthetypeofwatersupplysupportthatwouldrespondtoastructurefireinShelbyCounty.
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DrillPar<cipants
• BrierfieldEngine203– 1,500gpmpumpw/475galtank
• BrierfieldTanker200– 3,000galtank
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DrillPar<cipants
• BrierfieldTanker206– 1,000gpmpump w/2,500galtank
• MontevalloEngine83– 1,500gpmpumpw/1,000galtank
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DrillPar<cipants
• FourMileTanker262– 200gpmpump w/2,600galtank
• FourMileTanker263– 1,250gpmpumpw/2,000galtank
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DrillPar<cipants
• WestShelbyEngine241– 1,000gpmpump w/750galtank
• County17Tanker213– 1,500gpmpumpw/2,000galtank
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DrillPar<cipants
• ShelbyTanker113– 250gpmpumpw/2,000galtank
• CaleraEngine23– 1,500gpmpumpw/1,000galtank
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DrillPar<cipants
• PeaRidgeEngine101– 1,000gpmpump w/750galtank
• PeaRidgeTanker101– 300gpmpumpw/1,800galtank
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Prepara<on
Theapparatusandcrewsassembledinaparkinglotoncampus.Crewswerebriefedonthemissionandonsafetyrules.
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TheDrillBegins
MontevalloEngine83wasthefirstunittoarriveonthescene.Timewasstartedwhentheenginecametoacompletestop.Thecrewstretchedaportablemonitorinprepara<onforthe250gpmflowatthe5-minutemark.
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DumpSiteOpera<ons
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County17’sTanker213wasnexttoarrive.Theunitsetupfornursetankeropera<onswhilecrewsdeployedthedumptank.Theplanwastobuildouta3-dumptankset-uptosupporta1,000gpmflowtoMontevallo’saerialtower.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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Flowwasstartedat250gpmatthe5-minutemarkandbythe11-minutemark,dumptankopera<onswereunderwayusingasingle,2,000-gallondumptank.The1stTankerTaskForcehadbeenalertedandunitsfromthatgroupwereenroute.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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BrierfieldTanker206wasusedasanursetankerwhilecrewsworkedtobuildoutthedumpsite.VeryliTlewaterwasusedinthisconfigura<on,butthetankerprovidedaveryimportantsecurityblanketduringthe<meperiod.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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Atthe15-minutemark,flowwasmovedto500gpmusingtheground-basedmasterstreamandcrewsworkedtogetaseconddumptankintoposi<on.PeaRidgeEngine101(1,000gpm)wasposi<onedtohelprunjetsiphons.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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ShelbyTanker113arrivedaspartofatankertaskforceandprovidedsomemuchneededwater–2,000gallonstobemoreprecise!
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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CaleraEngine23(1,000gallons)wasusedasaback-upwatersupplyifneeded.Theyconnectedtotheclapperedsiameseandsupportedwatersupplyopera<onsinbetweenthearrivaloftankers.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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Atthe30-minutemark,flowwasmovedto800gpmandathree-dumptankopera<onwasunderway.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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Attheone-hourmark,theflowwasmovedto1,000gpmusingtheaerialtowerdevice.
WaterTransferOpera<ons
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Oneoftheissuesthatarosewastheabilitytotransferwaterfastenoughinordertokeepupwiththefireflow.Dualjetsiphonswereneededfrombothperipheraltanksintotheprimarydumptankinordertomeettheflowdemand.
DumpSiteOpera<ons
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Oncethefourjetsiphonswereinopera<on,suppor<ngthe1,000gpmflowwasnoproblem.
DumpSiteLayout
Suc<onHose
JetSiphon
Tank3Tank1
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5”Hose
MontevalloTruck84
Tank2
MontevalloEngine83PeaRidge
Engine101
TheFillSites
• Forthisdrill–twofillsiteswereused.• Bothsitesprovidedabouta1.2-mileroundtripforunitshaulingwater.
• ThefirstfillsitewaslocatedalongShoalCreekinMontevalloattheendofadead-endstreet.
• Thecreekprovidedamplewatervolumetosupportthedrillandaccesswasnotaproblem.
• Asingle,1,500gpmpumperwasusedatthecreektosupportthetankerfillsta<on.
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TheFillSites
• ThesecondfillsitewaslocatedatCollegeLakewhichwastothewestofthedumpsite.
• Thesiteusedaman-madelakethatwaslocatedonthecampusoftheUniversityofMontevallo.
• Thelakeprovidedamplewatervolumetosupportthedrillandaccesstothelakewasnotaproblem.
• Asingle,1,000gpmpumperwasusedatthelaketosupportthetankerfillsta<on.
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ShoalCreekFillSite
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BrierfieldEngine203(1,500gpm)drajedfromthecreekandsuppliedwatertoanLDHmanifoldon5-inchsupplyhose.Thecreekprovidedplentyofwater,eventhoughtaccesswasabitlimited.
ShoalCreekFillSite
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Afloa<ngbarrelstrainerwasusedonthesuc<onhoseinordertomaximizeflow.
ShoalCreekFillSite
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Engine203’screwbuiltoutamul<-sta<onfillsiteusing5-inchhoseandLDHappliances.Mostofthetankerscouldloaddirectlywith5-inchLDH–butsomecouldnot.Inallcasesthough,onlyonetankerwasloadedata<me.
ShoalCreekFillSite
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TheuseofLDHmanifoldsattankerfillsitesallowsforbeTercontrolofloadingopera<onsupclosetowheretheloadingisoccurring.
CollegeLakeFillSite
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WestShelbyEngine241(1,000gpm)isshownhereontherightdrajingfromthelakeandloadingthetankeronthelej.
CollegeLakeFillSite
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Abarrelstrainerwasusedtogainmaximumflowunderdrajcondi<ons.ThestrainerwasplacedonaroofladdertokeepthestraineroffoftheboTomofthelake.
CollegeLakeFillSite
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Engine241didnothaveahigh-flowdischargesotheypumpeddual3-inchlinestotheLDHmanifoldandloadedtankersusing5-inchLDH.
TheResults
• Thedrillwasstoppedatthe2:00-hourmark.• Waterflowwasinterruptedonceatthe73-minutemarkforabout55secondsduetoajetsiphonissue.
• Anes<mated93,000gallonsofwaterwereflowedthroughtheaTackengineduringthedrillproducinganaverageflowrateof816gpmduringthe2-hrevent.
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TheLessonsLearned
• Thenursetankeropera<onwascri<caltothesuccessofthisdrill–especiallyduringthoseearlyfewmomentswhenrigsares<llarrivingonthescene.
• Thenursetankerset-upallowedthedumpsiteengineandcrewsomeaddi<onal<metogetthatfirstdumptankset-upforanefficientopera<on.
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TheLessonsLearned
• Atankerfill-siteneedstorunlikeaNASCARpitstop.AnythingthatslowsdowntheloadingoftankersisgoingtoreducetheefficiencyofthetankershuTle.
• Atthisdrill,almosteveryfilllinehadaStorz-styleconnec<onwhichreallymadeadifferenceinreducingtheamountof<meneededtoconnectfilllines.
• Standardizedfillconnec<onsinamutualaidgroupisclearlya“bestprac<ce”whenitcomestotankershuTleopera<ons.
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TheLessonsLearned
• Jetsiphons,suc<onhose,anddumptanksareneededatmosteverydumptankopera<on–therefore,itiswisetocarrythoseitemsoneverytanker.
• The“bundling”ofwaterhaulingmutualaidresourceshasprovensuccessfulinmanydrills.Thetankertaskforceconceptagainprovedtobeaneffec<veprocessforreques<ngandusingaddi<onalruralwatersupplyresources.
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TheLessonsLearned
• High-flowdischargesareanimportantfeatureonpumpersthatsupportLDHopera<ons.WhenapumperdoesnothaveanLDHdischarge,thenitisimportanttocarryanapplianceandshortlengthsofhosethatcanbeusedtosupplyhigh-flowsusingmul<pledischarges.
• Theuseofdual,3-inchlinesfeedingtheLDHmanifoldatthelakefillsitemadeabigdifferenceinloadingthetankersfast.
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DrillVideos
Besuretowatchvideosfromthedrillonthe
GotBigWaterYouTubeChannel.
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Summary
• Thedrillwasasuccess.Forthenewfolks,theygottoseehowdumptankopera<onswork.
• Fortheolder,experiencedfolks,itwasachancetoprac<cetheir“craj.”
• Thesuccessofthedrillshowedtheimportanceofmutualaidresponseprac<cesandprocedures–andtheimportanceofmutualaidinteroperability.
• ManythankstoShelbyCountyEMAandtheAlabamaFireCollegeforsponsoringandhos<ngthisseminar.
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