drafting site
nounEtymology From drafting + site.
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Firefighting, Government A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
- If you don’t have a drafting site, but you do have an accessible creek, is it possible to build an impoundment on the creek for fire water supply?2012 March 1, “Drafting Tools & Techniques”, in FirefighterNation, Fairlawn, New Jersey: Clarion Fire & Rescue Group, retrieved 01 Nov 2024:
- Conditions at the drafting site, however, were less than ideal, which forced the engine companies to violate some of the basic guidelines of drafting.2017 November 1, “Urban Drafting Operations at a Chemical Warehouse Fire”, in Fire Engineering, Fairlawn, New Jersey: Clarion Fire & Rescue Group, retrieved 01 Nov 2024:
- Synonyms
- fire site, filling site, fill site