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and residences.
An alternative, of drawing water directly from the wells, is not viable because “there would not be sufficient pressure for the fire hydrants,” said Roach.
Carrigan’s pond and the Willis’ pond are available emergency sources from which the pumpers can draw water, but algae can clog hoses and nozzles, rendering them inoperable after only a few minutes.
Carrying capacity of water tankers runs in the 1,500 to 2,000 gallon range. Washington’s truck pumps 1,200 gallons per minute. Roach explained that transporting sufficient water any distance would be too time-consuming to be effective against a large fire.
This poses a critical problem to a town where many of the buildings are wood construction and spaced closely together.
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