FE Volume 133 Issue 3

Waterous Company has conducted a series of fire pump mechanic seminars which to date have trained nearly 250 fire pump mechanics. Each seminar consists of four days of classroom work and “hands on” experience covering topics ranging from basic fire pump theory to complete pump overhaul.

We don’t get around in fire service circles as much as our editors do, but we do get around a little and, of course, we hear a lot. What we hear about the United States Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy is all to the good.

Ideanetics has designed a fire tactics simulator to help fire officers improve their fire tactics skills. Weighing 24 pounds, model 101 features a 500-watt fire and smoke simulator projector and a 10-watt communications amplifier. Six station communicator centers are used for fire tactics training, fireground management and assessment lab evaluation.

Inline pumping is an effective way for the first-in engine company to get fast water on a fire. It is an option that should be available to engine company officers in areas with adequate water systems, but it is an option that should be used judiciously. In the inline pumping evolution, the engine company drops parallel 2 1/2 or 3-inch lines (it can be one of each or a single 3 1/2,4,5 or even 6-inch line) at the hydrant and lays to the fire.