Winter Weather Operations

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Does your department modify operations or equipment or do anything unique to operate in this weather?

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Does your department modify operations or equipment or do anything unique to operate in this weather?

We generally add our Tanker to all fire runs, just in the event the hydrants are buried.

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Nothing is really done out of the ordinary. At most, there are more members hanging around the firehouse due to the weather. However, as I am one of the engineer's for Mohegan VAC, the engineers ensure that all 3 ambulances are fueled up and that all fluid levels are topped. Also, in this past snowstorm, we made sure the on-spot chains were functional since it was the first storm of the season. We are looking into purchasing a small snow shovel, snow brush and a bag of rock salt for each rig in case of a problem.