Safe Operation of Fire Tankers

摘要

For the purpose of this report, the term tanker is used to describe ground vehicles that are use to supply firefighting water to rural and suburban locations not equipped with a fixed water supply system. In jurisdictions that use the Incident Command System, these types of vehicles are referred to as tenders or water tenders. The generic term applied to these vehicles by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is 'mobile water supply apparatus'.