Big Water Articles

Welcome to the Big Water Articles page where we post various articles written by our associates. Please take a few minutes to peruse the list and open up the ones that interest you. As always - feel free to contact us with any questions.

• Delivering Big Water with Vacuum Tankers
  by Charles D. Clark - March 2012
• Cleveland (OH) Airport Water Shuttle Drill
  by AC Edward Jones - June 2011
• Class A Foam and CAFS - The Basics
  by Alan Butsch - April 2011
• RFI -Info Relay - Nicholson CAFS Pumper
  by Larry Davis
• RFI - Info Relay - Plastic Portable Pump Manifold
  by Larry Davis
• RFI - Info Relay - Rural Water Storage Tanks
  by Larry Davis
• RFI - Info Relay - Stream Damming
  by Larry Davis
• RFI - Info Relay - LDH Demo
  by Larry Davis
• Big Water Flow
  1500 gpm Foam Pumper Flow Test
  Corpus Christi, Texas Summer 2006
• Tanker Operations
  Determining Critical Dump Time
• Dump Chutes
  Where on a tanker should dump chutes be installed?
• It’s Burning, Now What? by Larry Davis
  Your fire control options
• The Mother of Invention by Larry Davis
  Rural fire departments meet challenges with innovations
• Mighty Mini by Larry Davis
  Non-traditional pump solves traditional pump problems
• Water on Wheels by Larry Davis
  How to get the wet stuff on the red stuff
• Bigger is Better
  When purchasing a pump, don't be afraid to go big!
• Crafting Your Drafting by Larry Davis
  Drafting ingenuity and tricks for your toolbox
• Gaining Access by Larry Davis
  Exploring an alternative to drafting
• H2O On The Go
  Varying pump capacity affects the required hoseline diameter
• Fluid Motion Part 1
  Maximize pump output from drafting operations
• Fluid Motion Part 2
  Losses in suction piping
• Fluid Motion Part 3
  Dry hydrants are really pump suction extensions
• Fluid Motion Part 4 by Larry Davis
  Improving your drafting operations
• Fluid Motion Part 5
  More tips: saving time & manpower
• Fluid Motion Part 6
  Investigating intake valves
• Fluid Motion Part 7 by Larry Davis
  Testing intake valves
• Fluid Motion Part 8
  No strain, no gain: suction strainer innovations
• A Dry Hydrant Success Story by Larry Davis
  How one county maximizes its dry hydrant output
• WOW Operations
  Are they tankers or tenders?

Big Water Articles

Welcome to the Big Water Articles page where we post various articles written by our associates.  Take a few moments to peruse the list and open up the ones that interest you.  As always - feel free to contact us with any questions.