OAR 837-110-0120: Firefighting Water Supplies

When propaning acreage, the following safety measures shall apply: (1) At least one firefighting water tank vehicle meeting the equipment requirements of OAR 837-110-0120 through 837-110-0140 and which has a minimum water tank capacity of 200 gallons shall be on site. (2) If additional firefighting assistance is more than five minutes from a burn site within a fire safety buffer zone, or ten minutes otherwise, then water tank capacity mentioned in section (1) of this rule shall be raised to 500 gallons. (3) A means to refill the tanks mentioned in sections (1) and (2) of this rule shall be provided within a ten minute turn around time. EXCEPTION: Water tank vehicles of smaller capacity may be used provided the total gallonage capacity complies with the above.