I have always heard the "old timers" talk about doing this and this past weekend I actually got to participate in a drill where we tried this - just to see if it worked (for the record - it did).
Has anyone ever tried creating a drafting point in a smaller creek by creating an overflow dam using tarps, plywood, hay bales - what ever you have handy ??
We ended up simply blocking a culvert pipe with some plywood & rebar rods. Placed a tarp in the creek bottom to keep from sucking up sand & small rocks. Then placed our Brush Truck / Skid Unit with a floating strainer in it and Viola - instant water supply.
For the record - this was a live fire drill for thermal imaging training & we did have a total of 2500 Gallons of water sitting on scene in reserve and a secondary draft point at a nearby lake ready for tanker shuttles if this "experiment" had failed or the burn conditions had gone south.
Has anyone ever tried creating a drafting point in a smaller creek by creating an overflow dam using tarps, plywood, hay bales - what ever you have handy ??
We ended up simply blocking a culvert pipe with some plywood & rebar rods. Placed a tarp in the creek bottom to keep from sucking up sand & small rocks. Then placed our Brush Truck / Skid Unit with a floating strainer in it and Viola - instant water supply.
For the record - this was a live fire drill for thermal imaging training & we did have a total of 2500 Gallons of water sitting on scene in reserve and a secondary draft point at a nearby lake ready for tanker shuttles if this "experiment" had failed or the burn conditions had gone south.
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