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| Water Tender 34B at TVF&R Station 34 |
These engines carry over 3,000 gallons of water and serve as mobile fire hydrants on brush fires, and other calls where fire hydrants are scarce.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Water Tenders
Fire engines have to attach special hoses to fire hydrants to get water so they can put out fires, but in some places like on farms or in forests, there are no fire hydrants to hook up to! In these cases, firefighters will bring special, two person engines called water tenders.
These engines carry over 3,000 gallons of water and serve as mobile fire hydrants on brush fires, and other calls where fire hydrants are scarce.
These engines carry over 3,000 gallons of water and serve as mobile fire hydrants on brush fires, and other calls where fire hydrants are scarce.
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