[dippasan]

Excuse my terminology and lack of knowledge in firefighting but......

As an Island property owner and having read this thread, I ask..... other than a garden hose, what means are available for a lakeside home owner to pump water directly from the lake at high volume to at least give us and our neighbors a fighting chance in the event of a fire?

To no fault of the Alton fire dept, a fire on our island could be devastating because of delayed response times to islands.

I feel a gas powered high volume water pump located next to the lake could provide a pretty effective 1st defense for several homes in close proximity. Of course it would need to be maintained/serviced/tested periodically like any other small engine. Each home could have its own length of high volume/high pressure hose with Banjo quick disconnects for quick easy hook up to the supply hose coming from the pump.

Does anyone have knowledge of anything like this being done in the past?

Your thoughts are welcome.