On Sunday, November 2nd, about 35 folks from the Athens, Alabama region got together to haul water for 2-hour using tankers. The drill culminated our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored by the Alabama Fire College. Prior to the drill, students spent the weekend reviewing the best practices of hauling water with tankers and then had the opportunity to "put it all together" ... (Full Story & Photos)

On October 4th and 5th, the folks at Winburne (PA) FD hosted a rural water supply seminar culminating in a two hour drill to put all the pieces together. Units from Winburne and surrounding departments supplied an average of 500 gpm over a 4 mile round trip first through a “rural hitch”, and then through the use of dump tanks. Thanks to everyone who participated including Winburne (E18, ET18, BrT18), ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday, October 19th, around 30 folks from Chesterfield, New Hampshire and the surrounding area (including Vermont) got together to haul water for two hours during our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar. The seminar was sponsored and hosted by the Chesterfield Fire Department. The folks used three engines, seven tankers, and two fill sites to support drill. The intent was to see the level ... (Full Story & Photos)

During our May 2025 seminar in Fairlee, Vermont we came across Groton Tanker 1 (1250 gpm/2500) and got to use it during the 2-hr water shuttle drill that culminated our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar hosted by the Fairlee VFD and sponsored by the Upper Valley Mutual Aid Association. Tanker 1 was set-up perfectly to support a rural hitch operation if needed or to serve as a draft source ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday afternoon, October 5th, 30+ folks from Franklin County, Kansas and the surrounding area got together to haul water with tankers for two hours as the conclusion of our 2-day Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar. The drill was held just south of the City of Ottawa and was supported by two fill sites - a nearby quarry and a nearby fire hydrant. The operation used a rural hitch for the first ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday, September 28th, about 50 folks from Crawford County, PA and the surrounding area spent the afternoon hauling water with tankers as part of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored by the Crawford County Fireman's Association and hosted by the West Mead #2 VFD in West Mead Township. Three engines, eleven tankers and one fill site was used to support the 2-hour ... (Full Story & Photos)

The second week of September was a busy one for us as we installed five, bridge mount dry fire hydrants in the State of Vermont. Each installation was custom designed using either the GBW Angle Mount or the GBW Saddle Mount system, and all were funded in part by the State's grant program. The installation in Huntington proved challenging, as a communications line had to be relocated in order for ... (Full Story & Photos)

Nothing new here this week....just a friendly reminder regarding hose lays....primarily for the suburban and rural areas. We feel the best practice when laying out a bunch of supply hose is to leave some "stuff" at the start of the lay that will help other units that arrive complete the water supply set-up. This becomes really important when operating with mutual aid companies that carry different ... (Full Story & Photos)