Consider the consequences of a priming system malfunction or failure during a drafting procedure at a working structure fire. A delay in delivering water, or no water delivery at all, is likely to ...

In most urban fire departments, drafting is a lost art, but for communities that don’t have pressurized water-distribution systems and hydrants, the use of tanker/tender shuttles and static water ...

What do you do when “Johnny Hydrantseed” hasn’t yet visited your area, or if the hydrants you do have just can’t provide enough water to handle the incident in front of you? You can either give up ...

Apr. 12—VALDOSTA — Lowndes County Fire Rescue revealed its new drafting pit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony late last week. The project was completed as a part of SPLOST VII. Located at LCFR ...

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, ...