Water tender: Difference between revisions

A '''water tender''' is a specialized piece of [[firefighting]] apparatus designed for the sole purpose of transporting [[water]] from a water source to a fire scene. Water tenders are capable of drafting water from a [[stream]], [[lake]] or [[hydrant]]. This class of apparatus does not have enough pumping capacity to power hose lines (like a [[fire engine]], though it utilizes a smaller [[pump]] to draft from bodies of water. Water tenders are used when there is not a working [[fire hydrant]] within reach of other fire equipment.