During our seminar in Waverly, NY earlier this month we had the pleasure of coming across and using Litchfield Tanker 26T1. The older, locally-made rig repurposed a stainless steel milk tank and was set up to really just haul water. The 2200-gallon tanker was equipped with a 200 gpm pump and carried a 2100 gallon dump tank...more interestingly though was the site glass for tank level monitoring. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On June 8th, around 35 folks from three counties and two states gathered in Waverly, New York to haul water with tankers for 2-hours as part of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar. The drill was sponsored and hosted by the Waverly-Barton Fire District. Prior to the 2-hr drill, participants spent all Saturday and Sunday morning reviewing the best practices of hauling water with tankers ... (Full Story & Photos)

On June 1, 2025, we completed another bridge-mount dry fire hydrant installation in Vermont; this time in the Town of Albany. The installation was funded in part by the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Program (Grant) and was approved by the Town. The installation used our angle-mount brackets and an ETT 6-inch NH female suction head and an ETT 6-inch stream strainer outfitted with our Jericho Ice ... (Full Story & Photos)

On May 22nd we completed our first, bridge-mount dry fire hydrant installation in Michigan thanks to Chief Carl Fisher and the folks at the Clam Union Fire Department. The installation used our saddle-mount design on a concrete barrier wall and was outfitted with a 6-inch NH ETT female suction head and a 6-inch ETT stream strainer. Because of expected icing conditions, we outfitted the strainer ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the afternoon of May 18th, over 40 folks from the Fairlee, VT/Orford NH region and surrounding area (plus Connecticut & Massachusetts) got together to haul water for 2-hours using tankers. The event was the culmination of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operation Seminar that was sponsored by the Upper Valley Mutual Aid Association and hosted by the Fairlee VFD. The crews spent all day Saturday and ... (Full Story & Photos)

A recent discussion on our Facebook page about suction inlet control valves reminded us of a couple photos we found while looking back on our 2011 seminar in DeKalb County, Alabama. The two photos are pretty simple but show what we believe is a best practice of having a threaded connection on the inlet side of an external control valve if the department plans on drafting through the valve. For more ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last weekend, folks from multiple departments in southern Onondaga county, NY got together to learn about moving big water on wheels. Students were exposed to new concepts such as drafting through multiple hard sleeves, utilizing all available room on a road by placing dump tanks in front of a pumper, and filling tankers via an open relay utilizing several different eductor style water movers...including ... (Full Story & Photos)

On April 27th, around 40 folks from Kent County and surrounding areas (Kentucky also) worked hard to haul water with tankers for 2-hours uninterrupted. The drill was the culmination of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operation Seminar that was sponsored by the Kent County Fire Chiefs Association and hosted by the Chestertown VFD. The goal of the drill was to try and run a rural hitch operation for the ... (Full Story & Photos)