Portable water tank

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Fire Department using a Portable Water Tank in South San Jose

A portable water tank is a temporary

aluminum
frame and range in size from 600 to 5,000 US gallons (500 to 4,160 imp gal; 2,300 to 18,900 L) or larger by custom design. Portable water tanks are also unsupported such as self-supporting tanks (onion tanks), blivets and pillow or bladder tanks and are available in sizes ranging from 100 US gallons (83 imp gal; 380 L) up to 80,000 US gallons (67,000 imp gal; 300,000 L).

Usage/Deployment

It is primarily used in rural areas where

draft the water in the tank.[3]

See also

References

  1. . Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  2. ^ Thomson Delmar Learning. The Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Fire Fighting and Emergency Response. Second Edition. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Publishers, 2004.
  3. . Retrieved 2009-04-15.

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