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  17. Posted · Edited by PCFD ENG58

    When I was a call fire fighter in the lakes region of NH. we used a water supply system called the "rural hitch" Most pumpers up there carried 1000 gallons of water or more. The first due attack pumper dropped a 5" supply line at the top of the driveway with a gated siamese on it and a short length of 5". the second due truck hooks up to the siamese with the short length of 5" and lays a long length off the other side running back behind his truck with another siamese and short length, the third due does the same thing. This system repeats several times. The pump operators have to communicate with each other and as one truck empties the next in line starts to pump up. Because of the gated siamese the empty trucks can disconnect and go to the water supply, fill up, return and hook into the water supply wherever there is an opening. If done properly you can keep water flowing very well, but on a narrow road you can run into problems.

    I know this post is about large volumes of water, this system won't supply huge amounts of water obviously, but for a house fire it works pretty well.

    Where were you in the lakes region, both of my engines are Port Chester fire then Alexandra NH in the lakes region

    Where were you in the lakes region, both of my engines are Port Chester New York [new] then Alexandra NH in the lakes region and have that decal on the Ward Lafrance.

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    I found out many years later, when speaking with the gent, that one of the Port Chester vollies that fought the above mentioned Chatsworth Avenue fire was the celebrated ABC News Washington correspondent and often Presidential debate moderator Hal Bruno. Hal was until his passing one of the great champions of the Fire Service and officiated at many Fire related events.His DC influence was of great help with pro fire legislation.

    If I recall, he related a story about being injured at this fire or overcome, as this wouldn't be a surprise, as this was still a time when Scotts were kept in suitcases.

    Now just over the bridge from the Chatsworth fire was the Larchmont business district that burned very frequently during the 1970's and into the 1980's with some huge taxpayer and multiple dwelling fires, again before LDH so lots of 2.5 supply lines stretched for blocks, plenty of fire for a generation of Sound Shore firefighters during this period in just a few blocks.

    Hal was a member Rescue 40 great guy and a great friend of mine. He brought along a US senator for a ride along before he died and they rode Rescue 40 Port Chester Fire Dept for the day and caught a busy day with my son at the wheel.