You may have noticed these large green tanks located in the rural areas of the Comox Valley. They’re water tanks for fire fighting – a vital element of the fire protection plan.
The tanks allow fire fighters to reload tanker and pumper trucks with water in areas where they can not readily access fire hydrants of draw water from streams and lakes.
The crew shown here are from the Oyster River Fire Department, on a mutual assistance call to a large barn fire on Headquarters Road.
