[Homestead] Rural home firefighting

Don Bowen KI6DIU don.bowen at earthlink.net
Sat Sep 15 08:59:24 EDT 2007


At 9/14/2007, you wrote:
>For a forest fire I had a gasoline powered pump that went to a "tee"
>with 2 regular garden hose fittings on it and a 1200 gal above ground
>swimming pool. I kept the grass and brush away from the house and
>kept the swimming pool filled (a popular place for my kids in the summer).

I am currently visiting my super packrat friend while he shows me his 
latest.  He lives on a steep ridge above the San Gabrial Valley.  The 
driveway is too steep for fire trucks and he is surrounded by steep brush 
covered slopes.  His latest is a fire truck he picked up at auction for 
$400.  It is a Dodge one ton truck with a 300 gallon water tank and a 
gasoline powered water pump.

Here is me playing with it.
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/pump.jpg



Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up                       KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com


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