A 'Bucket brigade' is a method for transporting items where items are passed from one stationary person to the next. More specifically, it refers to a method of
firefighting before the advent of hand pumped fire engines, whereby firefighters would pass buckets to each other to extinguish a blaze. This method generally maximizes throughput.
The method is applicable only if the number of participants is sufficient compared to the distance to cross. This principle inspired various technical items, e.g. the Charge Coupled Device (
CCD).
A "Bucket Brigade" can also refer to group of community members who have constructed specially made buckets to take air samples. Examples are from the
Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Clean Water Action's Bucket Brigade.
See also
Bucket Brigade Device
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