FXFD Training Photos from Ovitt's Pond Tuesday night

We were training at Ovitt's Pond, at the base of Buck Hill on Buck Hollow Road.

Aaron Sanders pumping water out of the pond into Engine 2.

Sending water from Engine 2 to Tanker 1.

Flushing out the dry hydrant. This is done by pumping water through the hydrant BACK INTO the pond. This is to clean out any sediment in the pipe. The end of the pipe in the pond is the swirls you see to the left of the firefighter about hip level between the two weeds.

Once cleaned out, Aaron pumps water from the pond into Engine 2 using the dry hydrant.

Clarification about a dry hydrant: There is no water pressure in the hydrant. It is located near a body of water, but no pressure is in the pipe. Here in the village, if you were to open a hydrant and unscrew the top, you would get water from the gravity fed lines. There is enough pressure in the town system, that you can fill a truck without the use of a pump. Whereas with a dry hydrant, the only way to get the water out, is to pump it out.