harbor freight has hose and fire nozzles for cheap and they are good to go. i use the harbor freight 2 inch semi trash pumps for all kinds of stuff and have had excellent service out of them also. it would be easy to fabricate something up google up used fire hose and see there is a good selection of out of service fire hose for cheap also. stock tanks are pretty cheap and can be kept full during fire season. a small tandem disk for your tractor will make good fire breaks.
These things are scattered all over Arkansas usually right by the road next to a house in a rural area.
I have no idea what you call them. They are a palletized, steel caged cubic plastic liquid container. I've seen these everywhere on trucks hauling chemicals and water. I would find out how much they are and adapt one with water and a gas spray washer or a high cap pump with a fire hose nozzle if you are serious about fighting fires. You could store it on a rack that you drive under or on a trailer.
remember some not all of those totes are made from non uv stabilized plastic and will not hold up. norwesco or us plastics makes some dependable poly tanks. i recommend getting a black one so you don't have an algae problem in the tank.
You can get an algaecide and a spray adjuvant to help.
I don’t have the land or much experience, but in my mind, I ensure my fence line was clear and have some sort of fire breaks cut as well. I would look for one of those 300gal poly totes or so, maybe slap one or two on a skid that you could stick on a trailer or flatbed with your tractor, and add some water wetter to it. Stick a small gas powered pump on your rig and you’re set. May be a bit overkill, but you’ll be set up pretty well. You could also use the pump to refill from a pool or pond quickly, and you could use the pump and totes for other stuff around the property as well.
water wetter:
https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=66271&itemnum=85489
water wetter:
https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=66271&itemnum=85489
Those are the IBC totes mentioned earlier in the thread. One of the early posts in the thread says what IBC stands for (and I must admit that I was sad to learn that it didn't mean it was full of root beer).
ETA: @PBramble said they're "intermediate bulk containers" in post #2.
A farm tractor with a front loader bucket is pretty handy to scoop or drag a modest grass fire into submission. A backpack blower works amazing well. Easy to walk it into areas you can't get to with the tractor bucket. If using a tractor remember to be constantly in motion. Even so you may cook your shoes or boots. If any of your fire crew is asthmatic beware the smoke may stir up an episode. Regardless be carefull fighting a grass fire; never get into a situation where you might get trapped. Several others mention cedar trees as bad news; not only as a fire hazard but also as a water hog species.
Do you have well water, rural water or both?
If well water, do you have a back up generator that automatically comes on when the power goes out? (These are fairly common in rural areas now)
If you have a 30-40 yards or more of mowed and taken care of yard, around your house, guest house and other important structures you have a good step in your favor.
Keep stacks of firewood and other tall flammables away from the house and structures.
Some of the landscaping looks pretty but can generate tall enough flames to ignite the eaves or other flammable materials on a house. Keeping landscaping that is close to the house as short as possible will help.
No personal fire fighting equipment will help if you aren't around when needed.
If you have a reliable source of water (automatic generator to power well or rural water) you can install a sprinkler system around the perimeter of the structures important to you. 2 or 3 stations focused on the directions fires would be most likely to come from. Many sprinkler systems can be kicked on remotely from a phone or computer as well as operated by program.
I know several people that have some kind of security cameras that allow a homeowner to put "eyes" on their property from anywhere with phone/internet service.
Neighbor alert, security cameras, Facebook group or just piece of mind you could kick on the sprinkler system to significantly reduce the chance of a grass fire burning up close to your home.
I have 20 years and counting in the fire service in a city/rural setting.
You will be much safer protecting the home front with reducing the risks, (minimal tall grass, landscaping and other flammables close to the structures) being able to wet dormant vegetation (or keep it green during the growing season) and leaving the fire fighting to those who have training and the proper equipment.
Between now and spring of next year, visit with the neighboring land owners and discuss controlled burns and if they would be willing to assist you to burn off some of your property.
Without having an aerial type view of your property and neighboring properties it is difficult for me to give a more specific recommendation.
Your county may have a rural prescribed burn association and they are a valuable resource for knowledge, experience and help. Most require helping on other burns and they will help you.
If well water, do you have a back up generator that automatically comes on when the power goes out? (These are fairly common in rural areas now)
If you have a 30-40 yards or more of mowed and taken care of yard, around your house, guest house and other important structures you have a good step in your favor.
Keep stacks of firewood and other tall flammables away from the house and structures.
Some of the landscaping looks pretty but can generate tall enough flames to ignite the eaves or other flammable materials on a house. Keeping landscaping that is close to the house as short as possible will help.
No personal fire fighting equipment will help if you aren't around when needed.
If you have a reliable source of water (automatic generator to power well or rural water) you can install a sprinkler system around the perimeter of the structures important to you. 2 or 3 stations focused on the directions fires would be most likely to come from. Many sprinkler systems can be kicked on remotely from a phone or computer as well as operated by program.
I know several people that have some kind of security cameras that allow a homeowner to put "eyes" on their property from anywhere with phone/internet service.
Neighbor alert, security cameras, Facebook group or just piece of mind you could kick on the sprinkler system to significantly reduce the chance of a grass fire burning up close to your home.
I have 20 years and counting in the fire service in a city/rural setting.
You will be much safer protecting the home front with reducing the risks, (minimal tall grass, landscaping and other flammables close to the structures) being able to wet dormant vegetation (or keep it green during the growing season) and leaving the fire fighting to those who have training and the proper equipment.
Between now and spring of next year, visit with the neighboring land owners and discuss controlled burns and if they would be willing to assist you to burn off some of your property.
Without having an aerial type view of your property and neighboring properties it is difficult for me to give a more specific recommendation.
Your county may have a rural prescribed burn association and they are a valuable resource for knowledge, experience and help. Most require helping on other burns and they will help you.
It's a tote. We used them at Bama when we did hydrobond testing, fill it with water and buttermilk.
If you had a pump and hose hooked up to it, that would work pretty well to fight a small fire.
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