One MWS Apparatus parks next to the attack apparatus supplying it with a discharge line or by having the attack apparatus draft directly from the MWS internal tank describes which operation?

One MWS Apparatus parks next to the attack apparatus supplying it with a discharge line or by having the attack apparatus draft directly from the MWS internal tank describes which operation?

• A. Nurse Tanker Operations
• B. Direct Pumping Operations
• C. Relay Pumping
• D. Drafting Operations

Answer: (A)

Nurse tanker operations occur when a water tender (the MWS) parks alongside the attack apparatus and supplies it with water through a discharge line or by allowing the attack apparatus to draft from the tender’s own tank. The purpose is to keep the attack engine supplied when its own tank is low or when a ready water source is bridged to it, with the tender acting as the water source. Direct pumping would mean the attack apparatus pumps directly from the source without a tender; relay pumping involves moving water through multiple pumps to reach the scene; drafting operations refer to drawing water from a static source into the attack apparatus, not from another vehicle's tank. The described setup fits nurse tanker operations because water is being transferred from the nurse’s tank to the attack unit.

Nurse tanker operations occur when a water tender (the MWS) parks alongside the attack apparatus and supplies it with water through a discharge line or by allowing the attack apparatus to draft from the tender’s own tank. The purpose is to keep the attack engine supplied when its own tank is low or when a ready water source is bridged to it, with the tender acting as the water source. Direct pumping would mean the attack apparatus pumps directly from the source without a tender; relay pumping involves moving water through multiple pumps to reach the scene; drafting operations refer to drawing water from a static source into the attack apparatus, not from another vehicle's tank. The described setup fits nurse tanker operations because water is being transferred from the nurse’s tank to the attack unit.