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 1 November 2024:
      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.

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