A water tender is a specialized firefighting apparatus designed for the sole purpose of transporting water from a water source to a fire scene ^[1]. Distinguish from a Firefight, which means a battle with firearms Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Water tenders are capable of drafting water from a stream, lake or hydrant. A stream is a body of Water with a current, confined within a bed and stream-banks A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the

This class of apparatus does not necessarily have enough pumping capacity to power large hose lines (like a fire engine), though it utilizes a smaller pump to draft from bodies of water. A hose is a hollow tube designed to carry Fluids from one location to another A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters For information on Wikipedia project-related discussions see WikipediaVillage pump. Water tenders are used when there is not a working fire hydrant within reach of other fire equipment, or a water tender gives a possibility to supply the fire engine(s) with a very rapid connection. A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters Most water tenders are designed to carry loads of 1000 gallons (approx. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries 3800 litres) or more. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. In the US, 1000 gallons is the requirement in the NFPA standards^[2]. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries Some may carry up to or even upwards of 5000 gallons (more than 20 000 litres) of water - with a trailer even more ^[3][4][5]. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume.

Typically water tenders support engines and/or trucks like aerials in fires. Water tenders can be used also in chemical accidents, to clean highways after collisions, or pump water in floods. Chemical accidents are unanticipated releases Explosions Fires and other harmful incidents involving Toxic and hazardous materials * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Some water tenders carry fire fighting equipment and crew resembling more an engine. These water tenders are able to operate relatively independently. As the most ultimate solutions some water tenders really combine a fire engine and water tender. A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters This kind of unit may have seats for up to six firefighters, a water tank of more than 3000 gallons (approx. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries 11 000 litres), and basic equipment for fire fighting and rescue ^[6]. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. This kind of solution is known, for example, in rural areas, where a fire engine (with rescue equipment) and water tender are supported by a combined fire engine/water tender unit in overlapping fires or accidents. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters An accident is a specific identifiable unexpected unusual and unintended external event which occurs in a particular time and place without apparent or deliberate Very light water tenders are sometimes used in wildfires. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, For example, a small tank of 265 gallons (1000 litres) has been carried by a cross-country vehicle to extinguish smoldering stubs on rough terrain ^[7]. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume.

A water tender carries typically also some fire fighting equipment. There are various national standards and recommendations on equipment to be carried on water tenders^[8][9]. Some water tenders may carry various kind of hoses and spray nozzles utilized in forest, building, or industrial fires. A hose is a hollow tube designed to carry Fluids from one location to another In addition, tools like axe, flashlights, chemical portable fire extinguishers, a water extinguisher, a SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus), a first aid kit, adapters, and a hydrant wrench can be required. The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape split and cut Wood, Harvest timber, as a Weapon A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent Lightbulb self contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA, sometimes referred to as a Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus (CABA or simply Breathing Apparatus (BA is A hydrant wrench is a tool used to remove Fire hydrant caps and open the valve of the hydrant

Some tenders carry also foaming agents, and extinguishing powders or gases. A foaming agent is a surfactant which when present in small amounts facilitates the formation of a Foam, or enhances its colloidal stability by inhibiting the coalescence of Sometimes these materials are carried in larger amounts on very specialized, separate units like hose trucks, powder trucks, carbon dioxide extinguishing trucks etc. Specialized Airport Crash Tenders are used at airports to carry larger amounts of water and foaming agents. An airport crash tender is a specially featured fire engine designed for use at aerodromes and Airports in Aircraft An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land

An Australian Water Tender can range from a standard fire engine, with a larger-than-usual capacity (usually called a tanker), to a Water Tender equipped with specialty equipment such as fixed monitors and long-throw foam nozzles (usually called a Bulk Water Carrier). Several areas also own converted semi-trailer fuel tankers, capable of holding many thousands of litres of petrol, foam or other retardant. These are most often used in severe HazMat situations, such as oil refinery fires, fuel tanker accidents etc, where a large and continuous volume of water is needed.

Gallery of Water Tenders

Old German water Tender type TLF 15 / Daimler-Benz OM 312

Water Tender of Hofgeismar in Germany

A US Forest Service watertender

See also

• Fire Chief's Vehicle
• Heavy rescue vehicle
• Fire apparatus
• Fireboat

References

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