fill site

Meanings

nounfill site (plural fill sites)

firefightingA designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
The most important attribute of a fill site is a substantial and accessible water supply. Without a water source able to support fireground operations, a fill site is of little value.
2021 October 1, Andrew Corselli, “Highway Hydraulics: Main Street to Country Roads, Part 3: Routing and Fill Sites”, in Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment, Fairlawn, New Jersey: Clarion Fire & Rescue Group, retrieved 01 Nov 2024
Synonyms: drafting site, fire site, filling site

nounA designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.

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Also see

From fill + site.

German Saugstelle

Saugstelledesignated location for a firefighter to draw water out of a natural source

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