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A berm for receiving and retaining fluid is provided. The berm includes flexible impervious sheeting shaped to include a floor area surrounded with opposed end and side wall sections forming a containment area. The berm includes a plurality of A-frame braces arranged in vertical positions about the

A berm for receiving and retaining fluid is provided. The berm includes flexible impervious sheeting shaped to include a floor area surrounded with opposed end and side wall sections forming a containment area. The berm includes a plurality of A-frame braces arranged in vertical positions about the flooring for supporting the end and side wall sections. The retaining and support members are engaged with the brace members and the stabilizer members holding the end and side walls in generally elevated positions and in engagement with the braces forming the containment area.

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1. A transportable all-terrain berm for collecting fluid comprising: a containment area formed of flexible impervious sheeting, the containment area having a floor and surrounding walls;a plurality of braces for supporting the walls of the containment area, each brace comprising: a first leg having

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A transportable all-terrain berm for collecting fluid comprising: a containment area formed of flexible impervious sheeting, the containment area having a floor and surrounding walls;a plurality of braces for supporting the walls of the containment area, each brace comprising: a first leg having an upper end and a lower end;a second leg having an upper end and a lower end;a spacer securable between the first leg and the second leg above the lower ends of the first and second legs to position and maintain the lower ends of the first and second legs in spaced apart positions; andthe first leg and the second leg being joined above the spacer, such that each brace comprises an A-frame;retaining members secured to the walls of the containment area at selected spaced positions; andwherein, when the berm is set up, the braces are arranged in vertical spaced positions about the floor of the containment area and aligned with the selected spaced position of the retaining members with the upper ends of at least one of the first legs and the second legs of the braces engaged with the respectively aligned retaining members to support the walls in an upward position above the floor. 2. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 1, wherein the first and second legs of each of the braces are pivotally joined at a pivotal connection above the spacer and the first and second legs and the spacer are collapsible together from an A-frame position into a collapsed overlapping position. 3. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 2, wherein the first and second legs of each of the braces comprise U-shaped metal beams pivotally joined at the pivotal connection along parallel side extensions arranged in overlapping positions. 4. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 2 wherein the first leg are longer than the second leg, the pivotal connection being adjacent the upper end of the second leg and an intermediate section of the first leg. 5. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 4, wherein the first leg and the second leg of each of the braces are angled toward each other when in the A-frame position with the first leg extending away from the second leg below the intermediate section of the first leg and the upper end of the first leg extending above and over the second leg. 6. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 1, wherein the retaining members comprise straps affixed to outward facing sides of the walls of the containment area for securement to the braces. 7. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 1, further comprising support members secured to the walls of the containment area at locations between the retaining members and stabilizers extending between adjacent braces and engaging an upper area of each of the braces, the support members engaging the stabilizers between the braces to provide added support to the walls of the containment area. 8. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 7, wherein the support members comprise at least one of straps or extended loops formed of flexible sheeting. 9. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 1, further comprising a bladder formed of flexible impervious material and adapted to store fluid, the bladder being sized to fit into the containment area allowing the containment area to act to contain spillage from the bladder. 10. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 9, wherein the bladder, when filled, is sized to be spaced from the walls of the containment area. 11. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 9, wherein the bladder is sized to be engaged with and supported by the vertically extending A-frame braces. 12. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 1, further comprising: one or more flexible flaps at the top of the walls of the containment area, each of the one or more flaps having an outer edge directed inwardly toward an inside of the containment area, the one or more flaps being pivotable in an upward direction to prevent spillage over the top of the berm; andone or more straps connected to the one or more flaps and to inner faces of the walls of the containment area, each of the one or more straps being connected at a first end to the respective flap proximate to the outer edge of the respective flap and at a second end to the inner face of the respective wall of the containment area to limit upward movement of one or more flaps. 13. A brace for supporting the walls of a transportable all-terrain berm used for collecting fluid, the brace comprising: a first leg having an upper end and a lower end;a second leg having an upper end and a lower end;a spacer securable between the first leg and the second leg above the lower ends of the first and second legs to position and maintain the lower ends of the first and second legs in spaced apart positions; anda pivotal connection pivotally joining the first leg and the second leg above the spacer, such that each brace comprises an A-frame with the lower end of the first and second legs in the spaced apart positions when the spacer is secured between the first and second legs and the first and second legs and the spacer are movable between the A-frame position and a collapsed overlapping position. 14. The brace of claim 13 wherein the first leg is longer than the second leg, the pivotal connection being adjacent the upper end of the second leg and an intermediate section of the first leg. 15. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 14, wherein the first leg and the second leg are angled toward each other when in the A-frame position with the first leg extending away from the second leg below the intermediate section of the first leg and the upper end of the first leg extending above and over the second leg. 16. A transportable all-terrain berm for collecting fluid comprising: a containment area formed of flexible impervious sheeting, the containment area having a floor and surrounding walls with each wall having a lower portion and an upper portion;a plurality of braces for supporting the walls of the containment area, each brace comprising: a first leg having an upper end, a lower end, and an intermediate section between the upper end and the lower end;a second leg having an upper end and a lower end, the first leg being longer than the second leg; anda pivotal connection being adjacent the upper end of the second leg and the intermediate section of the first leg, the first leg and the second leg being angled toward each other when pivoted to an A-frame position with the first leg extending away from the second leg below the intermediate section of the first leg and the upper end of the first leg extending above and over the second leg;retaining members secured to the walls of the containment area at selected spaced positions;wherein the braces are arrangeable in vertical spaced positions about the floor of the containment area and aligned with the selected spaced position of the retaining members; andwherein the upper ends of the first legs of the braces that extend above and over the second legs are engagable with the respectively aligned retaining members to support the walls in an upward position above the floor such that the lower portions of the walls reside against the second legs of the braces and the first legs being angled away from the lower portions of the wall below the intermediate sections of the first legs and extending toward and engaging the upper portions of the walls above the intermediate sections of the first legs. 17. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 16, wherein each of the braces further comprises a spacer securable between the first leg and the second leg above the lower ends of the first and second legs to position and maintain the lower ends of the first and second legs in the spaced part positions. 18. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 16, wherein the retaining members comprise straps affixed to outward facing sides of the walls of the containment area and the berm further comprises hook members on the upper ends of the first legs of the braces, the straps being engageable with the hook members. 19. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 16, further comprising support members secured to the walls of the containment area at locations between the retaining members and stabilizers extending between adjacent braces and engaging an upper area of each of the braces, the support members engaging the stabilizers between the braces to add support to the walls of the containment area. 20. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 16, further comprising a bladder formed of flexible impervious material and adapted to store fluid, the bladder being sized to fit into the containment area allowing the containment area to act to contain spillage from the bladder. 21. The transportable all-terrain berm of claim 16, further comprising: one or more flexible flaps at the top of the walls of the containment area, each of the one or more flaps having an outer edge directed inwardly toward an inside of the containment area, the one or more flexible flaps being pivotable in an upward direction to prevent spillage over the top of the berm; andone or more straps connected to the one or more flaps and to inner faces of the walls of the containment area, each of the one or more straps being connected at a first end to the respective flap proximate to the outer edge of the respective flap and at a second end to the inner face of the respective wall of the containment area to limit upward movement of one or more flexible flaps.