Firefighters Train to Get Water in Absence of Hydrants

Geography, manpower and a lack of fire hydrants are problems faced by most, if not all, of the fire districts around the Lake Area. Without hydrants, many districts rely on shuttling water back and forth to have an adequate supply when trying to put a fire out…

 

Rocky Mount Chief Kevin Hurtubise also says, for the 56 square miles covered, his district does a pretty good job of holding its own until mutual or automatic aid can arrive on the scene to help…

 

At the current time, Rocky Mount fire personnel are undergoing some different kinds of hands on training. Training in the area of shuttling water is scheduled for sometime in June of this year. Just last week, firefighters from the Osage Beach district participated in two days of rural water supply training.