We had the chance today to run some comparative performance tests on vacuum tankers.. A complete report will be issued this summer, but we wanted to share this one video clip taken today. Two firefighters load 5,000 gallons of water into two vacuum tankers in about 5-minutes. This includes travel time, set-up time, loading time, breakdown time, and travel time away from the loading area. We believe this video clip illsutrates the #1 reason why FDs must at least evaluate a vacuum tanker when looking to purchase a new tanker. It is all about the "manpower" needed to load these rigs.

Many thanks to the folks from Wayne County, Ohio for helping us accomplish this collection of data today.