fill site

English

Etymology

From fill +‎ site.

Noun

fill site (plural fill sites)

1. (firefighting) A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
   • 2021 October 1, Andrew Corselli, “Highway Hydraulics: Main Street to Country Roads, Part 3: Routing and Fill Sites”, in Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment‎^[1], Fairlawn, New Jersey: Clarion Fire & Rescue Group, retrieved 2024-11-01:

     The most important attribute of a fill site is a substantial and accessible water supply. Without a water source able to support fireground operations, a fill site is of little value.

Synonyms

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

Translations

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

• German: Saugstelle