SCAMP
A firefighter in the Julian/Cuyamaca Fire District, California, has developed a new tool for firefighting (from the Ramona Home Journal & Julian Journal).
Most of us probably think of a scamp as “a playful, mischievous person,” but “SCAMP”is also an acronym for Self Contained All-Purpose Mix Plant — the latest in modern firefighting technology, and Julian is currently the only community in the country with it.
So, what does it do?
Developed and patented by Tag Gaines, a captain with the Julian/Cuyamaca Fire District, the SCAMP is a smaller, more agile version of the venerable PHOS-CHEK Portable Retardant Base Mixing System used to mix and supply fire retardant to fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft for fighting wildfires.
Read the rest of the article for the details. This technology will make a big impact in areas that don't have permanent air tanker bases.
