New Haven, CT 2nd alarm dwelling fire 27 Kossuth St. 12/19/13

[Roto-Ray]

But it wouldn't be me if I didn't say something (FireTruckNut can back me up on that). Doesn't "waiting to get an established water supply prior to attacking the fire" mean the time your waiting for water from the hydrant to your pump????  I'm sorry but if you really have to comment on that, ask if an engine has a water tank and if you think that any MPO isn't using the rig's tank water for an initial attack, you need to go back to your rookie school or get out of the fire service.

 

I made my comment because it seemed absolutely ludicrious to me (if that was really happening).  I have, however, buffed a department where the IC wouldn't let a fire attack occur until a water supply was established because he didn't want to run the risk of losing water once the fire attack started.  Needless to say, the occupancy was a total loss.