Above the clouds...

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for no post yesterday. I had to get to bed early to take Wyatt to School and then I had to go to School for work, so it was a pretty long day.

This was taken this past Saturday at the 20th Annual Make A Wish Convoy held down here in Lancaster at Burle Industries. It is a wonderfull wonderfull charity held for kids and one that is worthy of support.

Along with trucks, many pieces of fire apparatus take place in the parade as well. This photo is of the platform of Elizabethtown Fire Department Truck 7-4 set up in the parking lot before the departure of the parade.


Have a great day!


Woody

Ankur..My first portrait....

Hey Everyone,

This is my friend Ankur. He was kind enough to help me out the other day when I was at the firehouse practicing some things with the camera..


Let me know what you think....Love to hear any feedback..

At the ready...

Spill Control...

Batting Next....

Getting Ready To Respond...

FillSite is established...

Hey everyone,

Sorry I missed the last two days. Very busy with stuff around the house and doing things with Wyatt. I just did not have the chance.

So I hope you all had a good weekend. Now for todays photo.

This was taken at a drill I photographed last year at the Lancaster Airport. What you see is a port-a-tank or pond that is found in alot of the companies in the rural areas that do not have hydrants. The portatanks are carried on water tankers. An average tanker can carry from 1,800 to 4,000 gallaons of water sometimes more.

This was on the runaway at the airport. Closest hydrant would have been about 2-3 miles away from where we were. The drill was a simulated aircraft that crashed and was on fire.

The tanker on the right is dumping it's water into the portatank and the engine on the left is the designated supply engine. That means that the engine is supplying the water up to the scene of the incident. They are not always this easy. This area was pretty easy as it was straight and level. On a actual incident, you may be forced to set up on a hill, curve, field. It all depends on the area.

and this concludes your lesson on rural firefighting 101.

Have a great day!