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The tank dump establishes a transient water supply so that tanker can dump and go find more water. plus the draft is far more efficient from a engine than a tanker pumping into it

Feeding off a apparatus is a very inefficient way to do rural water supply for 95% of fires. Generally it is quicker to have dump tanks and dump water in them allowing a engine(s) to feed from that, allowing a quick and continuous water supply. As soon as the tanker dumps its load another can come in and fill its place. Whereas feeding requires each tanker to nurse the engine until that tanker is empty leading to a slow and inefficient supply. It can also decrease the amount of water that can be supplied to the fire since single a tanker can really only supply a single engine whereas multiple dump tanks can be filled simultaneously supplying multiple apparatus. Furthermore it is inefficient time wise since nursing requires hoses to be connected and disconnected and tankers being shifted in and out of pump. This also can lead to roads getting clogged since presumably only one or two tankers can be nursed from at a time. Nursing can sometimes be used if there is a smaller fire where dump tanks aren’t needed or in a situation where large amounts of water are needed very quickly before a tanker task force has arrived. Disclaimer: I do not operate near a rural water supply system, my agency doesn’t operate any tankers or do any rural water supply but this is what has been explained to me in my Engineer and Pump Operator courses, so if I’m wrong please feel free to correct me.

​@@christianhaupt2637great explanation 👍 👏

Great answers- It all boils down to water supply and time-Water directly to another pumper is called Nursing and is good on inclines or tight spaces where a pond cant be put down- The pond once put up is faster and holds about 3000 gallons- sometimes we link up more than one pond and link them together with jet nozzles- Fire ground operations is a fascinating experience and involves hard heavy work and the ability to think outside the box-We appreciate all of your support and some day think about getting involved at some point! :)

Check this fire out- You will never have enough water at some fires andit boils down to protecting the exposures and some times that isn't in the cards. th-cam.com/video/11kf0VO2C6o/w-d-xo.html

This is one of my family members, no person was hurt but they saidly lost 5 dogs and everything they had, a lot of people in the community helped them and there slowly getting back on there feet

you dont understand fires very well to make a comment like that..