Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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@BurtG Love you man, but one point seems problematic... fire hydrants don't have large enough pipe diameter to deal with more than 10 fires at a time... I *think* that's why the trucks have tanks to compensate for water pressure issues...

That one point seems off. The rest is scary... Damn, I want a 750k job to "manage" the DWP
I did a stint as a fireman. The Engines carried water for 5 possibilities...
1) Quick response until the hoses could be laid at a structure fire, we did this every single time we responded to structure fires.
2) Grass fires where the engine is very likely to be moving as we hosed the fire with smaller hoses. In these cases, there was also a tanker truck, about the size of truck that delivers fuel to your house for your furnace, that would be deployed to keep water supplied to the Engine.
3) Knock down fire where we needed access to a hydrant.
4) Supply what we called misters that helped to repel heat near the Engine, other vehicles and personnel.
5) Used to mix AFFF, metered as it was pumped.

Once connected to a hydrant (or 3-4) the on-board tank could and would be resupplied on the fly. That tank was never without some water.
 
This is not the funny picture thread. It's the motivational picture thread, for beautiful landscapes , breathtaking sunsets, inspiring patriotic images, majestic wildlife, touching historical photos, vintage aircraft and automobiles, heartwarming family photos, and chicks bathing with cows.


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You have no idea what you're talking about. You weren't even a member when the original MPT got nuked. You've never seen the legend that was Shankster.
 
This is not the funny picture thread. It's the motivational picture thread, for beautiful landscapes , breathtaking sunsets, inspiring patriotic images, majestic wildlife, touching historical photos, vintage aircraft and automobiles, heartwarming family photos, and chicks bathing with cows.


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You left a few things off of your list of topics for the MPT.

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And for @akmike47
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You have no idea what you're talking about. You weren't even a member when the original MPT got nuked. You've never seen the legend that was Shankster.
Whatever happened to him? One day he was just gone. Never heard a reason. I always wondered if some husband decided to come calling about one of those portly women he was claiming to have bedded.