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ShelbyCountyEMA&AlabamaFireCollegeShelbyCounty,Alabama

RuralWaterSupplyOpera<onsSeminar2-hrWaterSupplyDrill

May15,2016SummaryReport

Copyright2016-GBWAssociates,LLC-ShelbyCounty,Alabama-May2016

ThePurpose

•  Thepurposeoftheseminaranddrillwastoreviewthebasicsofruralwatersupplyopera<onsandtoprac<cewatersupplyopera<onsinanon-hydrantedseLng.

•  Thedrillalsoallowedmutualaidcompaniestoworktogetherinareal-lifetrainingsitua<on.


TheSeminar

•  The2-dayseminarstartedwitha4-hourclassroomsessiontoreviewthebasicsofruralwatersupplyopera<ons.

•  ThereviewsessionwasheldattheShelbyCountyFireandEMSTrainingCenterinCalera,AL.

•  Oncetheclassroompartwasdone,theseminarcon<nuedwith8hoursofprac<calworkonfill-siteanddumpsiteopera<ons.

•  Theprogramconcludedwiththe2-hrISOtankershuTleexerciseandprogramreview.

•  Seminarpar<cipantswerefromShelbyCountyandsurroundingareas.


The2-hourWaterSupplyDrill

•  ThetankershuTledrillwasheldonMay15thinMontevalloonthecampusoftheUniversityofMontevallo.

•  ThedrillaTemptedtoreplicatethe2-hourWaterSupplyDeliveryTestusedbyISOintheirevalua<onoffiredepartmentwatersupplycapabili<es.

•  WhileISOnolongerrequiresfiredepartmentstodemonstratethe2-hourstest,thetestiss<llareasonablestandardbywhichfiredepartmentscancomparetheirwatersupplyopera<ons.(ISOnowusesacomputermodel.)


TheISOTest

•  TheISO2-hourWaterSupplyDeliveryTesthasthreecri<cal<mesegments:– 0:00to5:00minutes– 5:01to15:00minutes– 15:01to120:00minutes


ISOTest0:00to5:00Minutes

•  Adrillloca<onisselectedandtheunitsduetorespondonthefirst-alarmassignmentaredispatched.

•  Timestartswhenthefirstenginearrivesonthesceneandcomestoacompletestop.

•  Thereisnorequirementtoflowwaterduringthefirst5minutes,butthecrewmustbepreparedtoflowwateroncethe5-minutemarkisreached.


ISOTest5:01to15:00minutes

•  Atthe5-minutemark,aflowofatleast250gpmmustbestarted-anditmustbesustained.

•  Duringthenext10-minutes,crewscanworktofurtherdeveloptheirwatersupplyandincreasetheirflow,however…

•  Atthe15-minutemark(5+10),whateveramountofwaterisflowingatthat<memustbemaintainedfortheremainderofthe2-hourtest.


ISOTest15:01to120:00minutes

•  Oncethe15-minutemarkhasbeenreached,theremainderofthe2-hourtestisreallyjustaboutsustainingtheflow.

•  TheISOtestincludesthesimula<onofautoma<cmutualaidresponseandallowsaddi<onalwatersupplyunitstoarriveandassistinthedeliveryprocessaswouldhappenonarealincident.

•  TherealadvantageoftheISOtestisthatitgivesafiredepartmentthechancetoseewhereimprovementscanbemadeintheirwatersupplydeliveryprocess.

Itisonethingtosaythatyourfiredepartmentcandeliver500gpmfortwohours–itisanotherthingtoproveitinareal-lifedrillscenario!


WaterSupplyDrillPar<cipants

•  TheparDcipantsforthedrillwerefromelevendifferentfiredepartmentsintheShelbyCountyareaandthewaterhaulingapparatuswasrepresentaDveofthetypeofwatersupplysupportthatwouldrespondtoastructurefireinShelbyCounty.


DrillPar<cipants

•  BrierfieldEngine203–  1,500gpmpumpw/475galtank

•  BrierfieldTanker200–  3,000galtank


DrillPar<cipants

•  BrierfieldTanker206–  1,000gpmpump w/2,500galtank

•  MontevalloEngine83–  1,500gpmpumpw/1,000galtank


DrillPar<cipants

•  FourMileTanker262–  200gpmpump w/2,600galtank

•  FourMileTanker263–  1,250gpmpumpw/2,000galtank


DrillPar<cipants

•  WestShelbyEngine241–  1,000gpmpump w/750galtank

•  County17Tanker213–  1,500gpmpumpw/2,000galtank


DrillPar<cipants

•  ShelbyTanker113–  250gpmpumpw/2,000galtank

•  CaleraEngine23–  1,500gpmpumpw/1,000galtank


DrillPar<cipants

•  PeaRidgeEngine101–  1,000gpmpump w/750galtank

•  PeaRidgeTanker101–  300gpmpumpw/1,800galtank


Prepara<on

Theapparatusandcrewsassembledinaparkinglotoncampus.Crewswerebriefedonthemissionandonsafetyrules.


TheDrillBegins

MontevalloEngine83wasthefirstunittoarriveonthescene.Timewasstartedwhentheenginecametoacompletestop.Thecrewstretchedaportablemonitorinprepara<onforthe250gpmflowatthe5-minutemark.


DumpSiteOpera<ons


County17’sTanker213wasnexttoarrive.Theunitsetupfornursetankeropera<onswhilecrewsdeployedthedumptank.Theplanwastobuildouta3-dumptankset-uptosupporta1,000gpmflowtoMontevallo’saerialtower.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


Flowwasstartedat250gpmatthe5-minutemarkandbythe11-minutemark,dumptankopera<onswereunderwayusingasingle,2,000-gallondumptank.The1stTankerTaskForcehadbeenalertedandunitsfromthatgroupwereenroute.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


BrierfieldTanker206wasusedasanursetankerwhilecrewsworkedtobuildoutthedumpsite.VeryliTlewaterwasusedinthisconfigura<on,butthetankerprovidedaveryimportantsecurityblanketduringthe<meperiod.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


Atthe15-minutemark,flowwasmovedto500gpmusingtheground-basedmasterstreamandcrewsworkedtogetaseconddumptankintoposi<on.PeaRidgeEngine101(1,000gpm)wasposi<onedtohelprunjetsiphons.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


ShelbyTanker113arrivedaspartofatankertaskforceandprovidedsomemuchneededwater–2,000gallonstobemoreprecise!

DumpSiteOpera<ons


CaleraEngine23(1,000gallons)wasusedasaback-upwatersupplyifneeded.Theyconnectedtotheclapperedsiameseandsupportedwatersupplyopera<onsinbetweenthearrivaloftankers.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


Atthe30-minutemark,flowwasmovedto800gpmandathree-dumptankopera<onwasunderway.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


Attheone-hourmark,theflowwasmovedto1,000gpmusingtheaerialtowerdevice.

WaterTransferOpera<ons


Oneoftheissuesthatarosewastheabilitytotransferwaterfastenoughinordertokeepupwiththefireflow.Dualjetsiphonswereneededfrombothperipheraltanksintotheprimarydumptankinordertomeettheflowdemand.

DumpSiteOpera<ons


Oncethefourjetsiphonswereinopera<on,suppor<ngthe1,000gpmflowwasnoproblem.

DumpSiteLayout

Suc<onHose

JetSiphon

Tank3Tank1


5”Hose

MontevalloTruck84

Tank2

MontevalloEngine83PeaRidge

Engine101

TheFillSites

•  Forthisdrill–twofillsiteswereused.•  Bothsitesprovidedabouta1.2-mileroundtripforunitshaulingwater.

•  ThefirstfillsitewaslocatedalongShoalCreekinMontevalloattheendofadead-endstreet.

•  Thecreekprovidedamplewatervolumetosupportthedrillandaccesswasnotaproblem.

•  Asingle,1,500gpmpumperwasusedatthecreektosupportthetankerfillsta<on.


TheFillSites

•  ThesecondfillsitewaslocatedatCollegeLakewhichwastothewestofthedumpsite.

•  Thesiteusedaman-madelakethatwaslocatedonthecampusoftheUniversityofMontevallo.

•  Thelakeprovidedamplewatervolumetosupportthedrillandaccesstothelakewasnotaproblem.

•  Asingle,1,000gpmpumperwasusedatthelaketosupportthetankerfillsta<on.


ShoalCreekFillSite


BrierfieldEngine203(1,500gpm)drajedfromthecreekandsuppliedwatertoanLDHmanifoldon5-inchsupplyhose.Thecreekprovidedplentyofwater,eventhoughtaccesswasabitlimited.

ShoalCreekFillSite


Afloa<ngbarrelstrainerwasusedonthesuc<onhoseinordertomaximizeflow.

ShoalCreekFillSite


Engine203’screwbuiltoutamul<-sta<onfillsiteusing5-inchhoseandLDHappliances.Mostofthetankerscouldloaddirectlywith5-inchLDH–butsomecouldnot.Inallcasesthough,onlyonetankerwasloadedata<me.

ShoalCreekFillSite


TheuseofLDHmanifoldsattankerfillsitesallowsforbeTercontrolofloadingopera<onsupclosetowheretheloadingisoccurring.

CollegeLakeFillSite


WestShelbyEngine241(1,000gpm)isshownhereontherightdrajingfromthelakeandloadingthetankeronthelej.

CollegeLakeFillSite


Abarrelstrainerwasusedtogainmaximumflowunderdrajcondi<ons.ThestrainerwasplacedonaroofladdertokeepthestraineroffoftheboTomofthelake.

CollegeLakeFillSite


Engine241didnothaveahigh-flowdischargesotheypumpeddual3-inchlinestotheLDHmanifoldandloadedtankersusing5-inchLDH.

TheResults

•  Thedrillwasstoppedatthe2:00-hourmark.•  Waterflowwasinterruptedonceatthe73-minutemarkforabout55secondsduetoajetsiphonissue.

•  Anes<mated93,000gallonsofwaterwereflowedthroughtheaTackengineduringthedrillproducinganaverageflowrateof816gpmduringthe2-hrevent.


TheLessonsLearned

•  Thenursetankeropera<onwascri<caltothesuccessofthisdrill–especiallyduringthoseearlyfewmomentswhenrigsares<llarrivingonthescene.

•  Thenursetankerset-upallowedthedumpsiteengineandcrewsomeaddi<onal<metogetthatfirstdumptankset-upforanefficientopera<on.


TheLessonsLearned

•  Atankerfill-siteneedstorunlikeaNASCARpitstop.AnythingthatslowsdowntheloadingoftankersisgoingtoreducetheefficiencyofthetankershuTle.

•  Atthisdrill,almosteveryfilllinehadaStorz-styleconnec<onwhichreallymadeadifferenceinreducingtheamountof<meneededtoconnectfilllines.

•  Standardizedfillconnec<onsinamutualaidgroupisclearlya“bestprac<ce”whenitcomestotankershuTleopera<ons.


TheLessonsLearned

•  Jetsiphons,suc<onhose,anddumptanksareneededatmosteverydumptankopera<on–therefore,itiswisetocarrythoseitemsoneverytanker.

•  The“bundling”ofwaterhaulingmutualaidresourceshasprovensuccessfulinmanydrills.Thetankertaskforceconceptagainprovedtobeaneffec<veprocessforreques<ngandusingaddi<onalruralwatersupplyresources.


TheLessonsLearned

•  High-flowdischargesareanimportantfeatureonpumpersthatsupportLDHopera<ons.WhenapumperdoesnothaveanLDHdischarge,thenitisimportanttocarryanapplianceandshortlengthsofhosethatcanbeusedtosupplyhigh-flowsusingmul<pledischarges.

•  Theuseofdual,3-inchlinesfeedingtheLDHmanifoldatthelakefillsitemadeabigdifferenceinloadingthetankersfast.


DrillVideos

Besuretowatchvideosfromthedrillonthe

GotBigWaterYouTubeChannel.


Summary

•  Thedrillwasasuccess.Forthenewfolks,theygottoseehowdumptankopera<onswork.

•  Fortheolder,experiencedfolks,itwasachancetoprac<cetheir“craj.”

•  Thesuccessofthedrillshowedtheimportanceofmutualaidresponseprac<cesandprocedures–andtheimportanceofmutualaidinteroperability.

•  ManythankstoShelbyCountyEMAandtheAlabamaFireCollegeforsponsoringandhos<ngthisseminar.



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