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First things first...we had to make sure that we could get all the water out of this hydrant with a minimum of friction loss. We connected the steamer connection to the front suction, and a 4" line from each spud to an intake. | |
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With the supply in place, Master Firefighter Glen Barnhardt begins flowing water from Tanker 1's deck gun, equipped with a 2" tip. | |
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With Tanker 1's deck gun flowing 1,000 gpm, the BlitzFire flowing 500 gpm, Glen opens the line to Rescue Engine 10's deck gun. | |
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Initially, it seemed that we might run out of water, but suddenly a pump came on in the water system and things improved. | |
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Slowly, Rescue Engine 10's deck gun was fully charged, and now we were up to 2,500 gpm | |
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Here's a nice view of the three master streams flowing. | |
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Technician John Earley begins to tinker, trying to see if we can squeeze out just a little more water. | |
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Water, water everywhere! | |
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Here's the pump panel while flowing the three master streams. A little tweaking and we were able to open the front bumper line to reach 2,650 gpm. | |
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Quite an impressive sight! | |