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Commission approves tanker task force SOP, sets 2,000‑gallon minimum
Summary
Pittsylvania County adopted an SOP creating a standardized tanker task force (four tankers, a field engine and a task‑force leader) and set a 2,000‑gallon minimum tanker capacity to improve water‑supply responses in rural areas.
The Pittsylvania County Fire and Rescue Commission approved a tanker task force standard on Aug. 21 that defines when and how multiple tankers are dispatched to incidents with inadequate pressurized water supply.
Under the SOP, the county will dispatch a tanker task force consisting of a minimum of four tankers (each at least 2,000 gallons), one field site engine and one tanker task force leader to incidents that require sustained water shuttle operations. The incident…
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