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Welcome to the Official Website for GotBigWater.
GotBigWater is the official website of GBW Associates, LLC, a privately owned training, consulting, and design firm located in Westminster, Maryland. Our specialty is water supply for public and private fire protection. We at GBW Associates, LLC are known for our training programs, our dry hydrants, our testing and maintenance services, and our consulting work. Over the years, we have completed projects in over 40 different states ranging from rural water supply seminars to ISO water supply assessments to community master planning.
Use the menu at the left to take a look at our services and to contact us. Be sure to check out the Big Water Information section for a whole bunch of information on water supply delivery operations.
Scroll down to see our recent activities, upcoming events, and website updates.
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Be sure to join the Members Area to discuss water supply issues and to receive announcement notices concerning our website and our services- it is FREE!
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Order some Big Camel FD merchandise and help the National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation.
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UPCOMING GBW TRAINING SEMINARS
MARYLAND
KANSAS
View: Oak Orchard House Fire-Frederick County, Maryland
View: Tanker 221 - Border City FD - Geneva, New York
Tanker 221 - 3,000-gallon tanker - Border City FD
View: Test Your Hydrant Knowledge
We Have a WINNER!
J.B. from Maryland correctly identified the yellow box as containing an automatic flushing valve. The photo is from Corpus Christi, TX a couple of years ago - they were having trouble with stagnation and chlorination and were using these devices at various points in the city to flush out the mains. The devices provide a more controlled release of water than just opening a hydrant outlet.
View: 8-Engine-1 - Gilford FD - Gilford, New Hampshire
8-Engine-1 : 2,000 gpm pumper - Gilford FD
Download Flyer: Incident Command Seminar - Winfield, Maryland
View: Big Water Operations - Drafting Through 60 ft of Suction Hose
View: Tanker 2 - Sylvania FD - Sylvania, Alabama
Tanker 2 - 3,750 gallon tanker - Sylvania FD
 
View: Incident Command Seminar Flyer
View: Agway Store Fire - Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania - 1970s
View: Tanker Offload Test - Granby, Massachusetts
View: Tanker 1 - New Sharon FD - New Sharon, Maine
Tanker 1 - New Sharon FD - 2,500 gallon Engine/Tanker
View: Tanker 821 -Lodi FD - Lodi, New York
Tanker 821 - Lodi FD - 1,500 gallon Tanker
View: MSFA Fall 2009 - Rural Water Supply Drill Summary
View: Pumper Performance Test - Strafford, New Hampshire
Download the Don't Panic Foundation Flyer
View: Engine 142 - Winfield VFD, Winfield, MD
Winfield VFD - Engine 142 - 1,500 gpm Pumper
View: Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar - Drill Summary - Middlesex, New York
/View: Tank-to-Pump Line Flow Test - Strafford , New Hampshire
View: Tanker 62-TA-14 Bellona Fire District - Bellona, New York
View: Hydrants Along the Way
Download Our Bridge-Mounted Dry Fire Hydrant System Flyer
Your questions and feedback our important to us! If you have a question about water supply or pumps or FD stuff in general, join our Members area (for free) to post your inquiry. We will provide our thoughts and perhaps other folks in the field will provide theirs also. Also - be sure to sign the guest book if this is your first time here - guestbook.
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