Your new apparatus committee has spent a lot of time sorting through details to come up with a good specification for a proposed new engine. This includes a requirement for a midship-mounted fire pump ...

Should you test your pump? You would think the answers would be a no-brainer; however, I’ll bet that if we conducted a survey around the country, we’d find that a large number of fire departments ...

Fire pump primers may not be glamorous, but priming systems are critical to pump drafting performance. Pulling a prime quickly is key to fast water delivery, a basic fireground necessity. Last month, ...

ONEIDA -- Lowes Oneida will be conducting fire pump flow tests on Thursday, June 30 beginning at 8 a.m. at Lowes on Upper Lenox Avenue. Residents in the area may experience low pressure and some ...

In my consulting business, I have the opportunity to peer review construction documents prepared by other electrical engineering firms. In doing so, I find it astounding how many times I comment on ...