Water Supply

Maximizing Fire Hydrant Flow with a Triple Tap Configuration

Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Hydrant When it comes to heavy hydrant operations, maximizing available water flow is crucial. Standard single connections often limit a hydrant’s capacity, but with the triple tap hydrant configuration, you can extract the most volume possible from a hydrant’s three outlets. Some fire departments face challenges with limited gate […]

Overcome a Blocked Hydrant with a Four-Way Valve | Essential Firefighting Tactic

How to Maintain Water Flow When a Hydrant is Blocked Imagine arriving at a fire scene only to find a hydrant blocked by a vehicle or another barrier. Running a supply line through a car window might seem like an exciting movie stunt, but in reality, it’s far from practical. The good news? A four-way […]

Mastering Inline Relay Operations with a Four-Way Hydrant Valve

Overcoming Long-Distance Water Supply Challenges Imagine rolling up to a working fire, only to realize your nearest water source is too far for a single supply line to reach. Your attack engine doesn’t have enough hose to cover the distance, and shutting down the flow mid-operation to add pumpers isn’t an option. So, what’s the […]

Mastering Forward Lay Operations with a Four-Way Hydrant Valve

The Key to Reliable Fireground Water Supply Picture this: Your engine rolls up to a working structure fire. The initial knockdown goes well, but as more handlines deploy and fire flow demands increase, your intake pressure drops. Suddenly, you’re at risk of running out of water. What’s the solution? Forward lay operations, paired with a […]

Differences in Firefighting Valves: Siamese, Gated Wye, Water Thief

On the fire ground, firefighters use a lot of different equipment to move and control water. One vital piece of their water flow equipment is the different types of valves they use. If you’ve heard firefighters talk about a siamese, gated wye, manifold, or water thief, you might have wondered what they are and what […]

How Does Water Supply Affect Your Firefighting Nozzle Choice?

Getting water to the fire in the fastest way possible is arguably one of the most important tactics on the fire ground aside from preservation of life. That’s why the fire service is so passionate about their nozzle selection. Your nozzle is the first line of defense in saving lives and protecting property for the majority […]

Valve Selection: Slow Close vs Quarter Turn Valve

As you assess firefighting equipment for your fire station you will likely see mention of quarter turn and slow close valves. These valve control styles might be options on hydrant valves, intake valves, or other appliances you evaluate.   You might be wondering what the difference between the two is and which one is right […]