On Monday evening, the Croton Falls Fire Department hosted a tanker shuttle drill at the North Salem Highway Garage. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a large scale fire within the Croton Falls Fire District and shuttle significant amounts of water from multiple water sources to the fire scene.

Engine 149 with 2077 were drafting from a local water source near Station 2, while Bedford Engine 108 was drafting from Peach Lake. Car 2073 was monitoring both water sources, while Cars 2071 and 2072 were handling scene operations. Tanker 8 was acting as a first alarm scene Engine while feeding Ladder 67 with 2074. Engine 148 with 2076 was acting as a second alarm scene Engine while feeding Carmel Ladder 12-5-1.

As a result, there were 11 tankers shuttling multiple loads of water to the scene from the fill sites. In about one hour, over 108,000 gallons of water were shuttled to the scene. The drill was a success and allowed for CFFD and all mutual aid department attendees to hone their skills.

Thank you to the following mutual aid departments for attending the drill:

South Salem FD
Somers FD
Goldens Bridge FD
Pound Ridge FD
Vista FD
Bedford FD
Bedford Hills FD
Mount Kisco FD
Katonah FD
Carmel FD
Mahopac FD
Brewster FD
Putnam Lake FD
Mill Plain FD
Ridgefield FD
WCDES Battalion 13
WCDES Field Comm 1
WCDES CC4
North Salem VAC
North Salem PD

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