Obtaining a water supply on the fireground is one of those “gotta haves” for a successful outcome combating a fire. For the simple low-flow fireground operation, this task is fairly easy. When fire ...

SPO 1-1 Given information from discussion, handouts, and reading materials, explain the pump operator's responsibilities to pump a supply line, given the length and size of line, flow and desired ...

Waterous has been at the forefront of pump training since the 1950’s. Understanding pump system functions is critical to proper pump operation, maintenance and repair to protect firefighters and ...

Single VFDs are often integrated into new and existing applications due to the huge amount of energy savings and programming benefits. Specialty pump drives often go above and beyond the requirements ...

Part I of this series introduced the lead/lag control strategy as it applies to parallel pump operation and discussed the need for identifying the designer’s intent for a particular system. Part II ...