On Sunday afternoon September 24th, folks from the Atkinson FD and several surrounding towns worked together to operate a 2-hr tanker shuttle as part of the 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored and hosted by the Atkinson FD. The crews used three engines and seven tankers to support the operation where water flow peaked at 1,000 gpm. Two fill sites were used; each one a ... (Full Story & Photos)

Many thanks to Byron Dorough, one of our water supply enthusiast followers for supplying the photos and info for this story. Byron found this 30,000-gallon tank while traveling through Billings, Montana and snapped a few photos. The concrete tank is located at the entrance to a small, residential development and most likely was installed as fire protection water for the development. We also suspect ... (Full Story & Photos)

On September 11th we completed another bridge-mount dry fire hydrant installation for the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force. This time, the installation was in northern Vermont about 9 miles east of Burlington. Earlier in the year folks from the Underhill-Jericho FD contacted us about a possible installation on Fitzsimmonds Road at the bridge over Mill Brook. In April we paid a visit to assess ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last weekend we traveled to Greene Township, Pennsylvania (Erie County) and installed three of our bridge-mount dry fire hydrants. All three of the installations used our saddle-mount design as well as ETT suction heads and stream strainers. The project was sponsored by the Kuhl Hose Fire Department and was funded in part using State grant monies. Each installation produced a flow around 1000 gpm ... (Full Story & Photos)

On August 20th, crews from Community Fire Co. 1 of Yorkana and surrounding areas worked to haul water for 2-hours using tankers as part of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar. Four engines and four tankers were used to support the 2-hour operation during which a peak flow of 750 gpm was achieved during the latter part of the drill. One of the challenges during the drill was the loss of ... (Full Story & Photos)

During our recent work in Wheatland County, Alberta we got to see Rosebud FD W-63 in action as a water hauler rig...however...we also spotted a pretty unique feature regarding pump-and-roll capability. Wheatland County is comprised of a huge amount of rangeland and prairie farmland and fires associated with those types of open range terrains are common. The folks at Rosebud FD have W-63 rigged up ... (Full Story & Photos)

In a large-scale water supply operation involving a tanker shuttle, tankers make stops at two important places....the off-loading site and the reloading site. The well-equipped tanker carries "extra" stuff that might be needed at either of those two places: appliances, suction hose, adaptors, etc. The single photo shown in this News Story illustrates a pretty good tale early in the buildout of a ... (Full Story & Photos)

On July 23rd, about 30 folks from several fire halls in Wheatland County, Alberta spent their Sunday afternoon hauling water with tenders. The 2-hour drill was the culmination of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored and hosted by Wheatland County Fire Services. The weekend began with a morning classroom session reviewing the best practices of hauling water with tenders. ... (Full Story & Photos)