Water Shuttle Operations QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

You've been asked to help prepare a pre-incident plan for water shuttle operations that may be needed at a small factory in your jurisdiction. The best choice for the route of travel between the fill site and the dump site is: correct answer: A five-mile, circular route where the leg from the fill site would be downhill and the leg from the dump site would be uphill. You've been asked to help with pre-incident planning of water shuttle operations in your jurisdiction. First, you'll need to determine if your department or neighboring jurisdictions have the right types of apparatus for performing effective water shuttle operations. Identify TWO types of apparatus required to operate an effective water shuttle. correct answer: 1. Pumper or fire apparatus. 2. MWS apparatus. Your department's old MWS apparatus had manually operated valves. It has just been replaced with an MWS apparatus that has remotely operated valves. Identify TWO advantages of having remotely operated valves as part of a gravity dump system. correct answer: 1. Increases safety by eliminating the need for someone to climb to the top of the apparatus tank. 2. Reduces the chance of someone being pinched between the apparatus and the portable tank. Your MWS apparatus has been called to assist in a water shuttle in a neighboring jurisdiction. Your MWS apparatus is equipped with one 4-inch direct tank fill connection. Identify TWO intake configurations or hose lays that will be compatible with your apparatus and provide the best flow rate. correct answer: 1. One LDH with a large in-line gate valve. 2. One LDH with a manifold with one LDH and two MDHs. When you arrive at the fill site, you should be instructed by a spotter or the fill site supervisor to pull the MWS apparatus adjacent to a traffic cone or similar marker. You should pull the MWS apparatus: correct answer: Adjacent to the cone at the point where the driver's side door window is opposite the cone. The fill site pumper has been connected to the water supply and the appropriate hose and equipment has been laid out. Fill site operations are ready to begin. Identify TWO primary responsibilities of the make and break personnel at a fill site during fill site operations. correct answer: 1. Make the fill connection when MWS apparatuses are positioned. 2. Disconnect the hose(s) when the MWS's tank is full.