A few years ago I was talking with the chief of a very well equipped and trained VFD. He told me they had a mutual aid call 20 miles away in the more urban area. That’s when they realized none of their guys had ever connected to a hydrant.
Part of the reason many rural homes have ponds is for fire control. Built in water supply
Near my house. My house is a couple of hundred yards to behind the woods.
The white pipes are for the fire department. My town of 5,000 did not come to Concord’s aid, but we only have one pumper. The town to south, in the line of sight direction in that view, Stow, did. We were probably covering for them and West Acton.