fire site

English

Etymology

From fire +‎ site.

Noun

fire site (plural fire sites)

1. (firefighting) The site of a fire.
   • 2017 May 19, Ed Ballam, “Rural Water Supply for Fire Supression Is an Art Form”, in Firehouse‎^[1], Nashville, Tennessee: Endeavor Business Media, retrieved 2024-11-01:

     Colletti said having safety officers at fill and dump sites is a good idea because in most shuttle scenarios, everyone is rushing and in a hurry to get water to the fire site as quickly as possible, sometimes throwing caution to the wind.

2. (firefighting) A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
   • 2014 March 1, “A Water-Shuttle & Drafting Drill”, in FirefighterNation‎^[2], Fairlawn, New Jersey: Clarion Fire & Rescue Group, retrieved 2024-11-01:

     One of the key components of most water-shuttle operations is the use of dump tanks to hold water at the fire site for the initial pumpers to draw water from.

Synonyms

• (designated location for a firefighter to draw water out of a natural source): drafting site, filling site, fill site

Translations

designated location for a firefighter to draw water out of a natural source

• German: Saugstelle