Wildfire Support Tanks

wildfire support tanks

Delta’s 40,000 litre wildfire support tanks are designed to improve all aspects of wildfire water efficiency. When water is in short supply or needs to be transported long distances, the capacity to store water is essential to operations. Our wildfire support tanks are highly mobile and can be integrated into interface areas to support both structure and wild land fire fighters along with helicopter bucketing operations. 

 

STRUCTURE PROTECTION

  • Engineered mobile 40,000 litre capacity

  • Engine and water tender support

  • Structure protection crew support

  • Reduce water tender turn cycle times

  • Compatible with residential fire hydrant systems

  • 4” or 2.5” pump and hose lay system support

Fire Line Support

  • Additional water capacity for fire line crews and equipment

  • Skid capable along dozer lines

  • Support long hose lays in between water sources

  • Enhance water efficiency to crews

  • Support burn off operations

HELICOPTER OPERATION

  • Engineered 40,000 litre capacity

  • Enhance bucketing operations and flight time cost savings

  • Engineered points and long line capable 6800 lbs

  • Type 1 helicopter bucket capable

  • Highly mobile and easy to move in mountainous terrain

  • Strategic placement into community and residential areas

  • Supported by 4” 500 GPM pump with 1200 ft hose

 

Delta’s 10,000 gal mobile wildfire support tanks supporting bucketing operations on (K50863) Keremeos incident.      

  • Delta’s tanks are designed to be highly mobile, can even be long-lined via a heavy lift helicopter as they are only 6800 lbs dry weight

  • Provides quicker, more cost-efficient cycle times for the aircraft by utilizing small creeks and water sources closer to the incident

  • Shorter flight times for bucketing means substantial cost savings and more gallons per hour on the fire supporting the ground crews

  • Often utilized by the structure protection crews to increase the efficiency of water being transported by water tenders

  • 10,000 gal (40,000 litres) capacity of our tanks ensure wildfire crews and structure protection personnel always have water

  • Ground transport from water tenders is more cost effective as they are not sitting idle waiting for space to offload water