Lets See Your Firefighting Gear

[Industrial Toys]

1200 litre tank. Welded on a SS plate. But can also use forks.

B&S Motor with 2" Pacer Pump.



The two stationary nozzles were used to water grass seed, but not used for fire.

 

[ericm979]

No pics but I have a 10,000 gallon tank way up the hill. It's our home water system and fire supply. It's plumbed into a hydrant by the house and into a roof sprinkler system on the house.
I also have 500' of 1.5" hose, nozzles and fire tools. During the fire season the hose and tools are in a big box next to the hydrant.

With 75 psi the water does not shoot as far out of the hose as from the fire trucks I've worked on that ran pumps at 250 psi but there's no pump to maintain and start.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Old fire trucks go for so cheap at auctions. Low miles. I'm surprised they are not scooped up for personal use. Granite counter or your own fire truck. i know what I would choose.

 

[Wagtail]

I have a portable fire pump (Honda petrol engine) with two sized, quick hose connect attached. A recently installed hook-up on my 42,000 ltr tank to supply.

My small portable petrol generator can supply the tank pump for if the power is cut to the property. That's for a sprinkler system and to battle spot-fires.

All trees are a minimum of 20 metres away from the house.

Oh, and 'previously loved', auctioned, RFS (Rural Fire Service) utes are very popular with large properties.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Must be some RIG to haul 42000 litres? Like MAD MAX! lol

I live in a (now dying) pine forest, and have replaced my supposedly lifetime cedar roof, with steel. I miss the Cedar, but wonder if the steel might be a much safer bet for fire.

 

[Wagtail]

Must be some RIG to haul 42000 litres? Like MAD MAX! lol

I live in a (now dying) pine forest, and have replaced my supposedly lifetime cedar roof, with steel. I miss the Cedar, but wonder if the steel might be a much safer bet for fire.

:laughing: Yeah, sorry about that... it's the house tank and I should have stipulated that. I'm set-up to pretty much to defend the house/shed from a moderate bush fire/embers attack.

 

[ericm979]

I'd love an inexpensive small 4x4 wildland rig. But when I have looked they're rare, and the auctions I looked at prioritize selling to other fire agencies as they should. Most of the fire trucks I see for sale are big city trucks that would be useless on my steep wooded property and neighborhood with tight narrow roads.

My gear is mostly to deal with something small and local before the pros arrive. If there's a big fire coming, we're packing up and leaving. I'll trust the clearing I've done and fire resistant exterior remodel we just finished. I have enough fire fighting experience to know that there's only so much an individual can do.

 

[Wagtail]

I have a portable fire pump (Honda petrol engine) with two sized, quick hose connect attached. A recently installed hook-up on my 42,000 ltr tank to supply

And I'm dyslexic too... it's a 24,000 ltr tank.

 

[Budweiser John]

Sorry, no pictures. Here in central Michigan wild fires arm稚 A major concern however I keep 20 pound commercial dry chemical fire extinguishers in both levels of the house, 3 equally spaced in the shop building, 1 in the barn, and 1 in the garage. I also subscribe to a annual service policy that sends a tech out to inspect each
Extinguisher and place a inspection tag on each one. I send the annual inspection report to our insurance carrier.
Having lost a barn in 1983 I am very aware of the dangers of fire and absolutely do not allow any smoking in the house or buildings. Despite the fact we are only 15 miles from the state Capitol, a 911 call is usually a 20 minute wait.

B. John

 

[WranglerX]

Here in Sierra foothills of California, I have 5000 gallons of water storage, a hydrant with a 2-1/2 inch hose coupling for connection to fire truck if necessary, and several 1-1/2 inch connection point in my system for my 1-1/2 inch gas engine pump.... Also backup generator that can run my well in case utility company chooses to shut down power grid to area because of danger to firefighters or some other reason.... In past two years there had been two major fire's that have come very close to our home (like 2-3 miles).... They were the Detwiler fire (80,000 acres) and Ferguson fire (96,900 acres) .... And most recently not to far north from us the "Camp" fire (153,300 acres) that pretty much wiped out the whole town of Paradise CA, and killed about 85 people... Yes fire danger is real....

Dale