Last weekend's 16-hour Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar in Auburn, NH marked a significant milestone, exceeding 100,000 student hours. This accomplishment reflects years of dedication, with 221 seminars and courses attended by more than 6,300 students.

This achievement was made possible thanks to the commitment of our instructors and the fire departments that supported our efforts. Leading the ... (Full Story & Photos)

This past Sunday, fire department personnel from Auburn, New Hampshire and neighboring communities participated in a two-hour water-hauling exercise using tankers. This drill was the final component of a 16-hour Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar, which focused on effective methods for transporting and supplying water in rural settings.

The seminar was sponsored by the Auburn and Chester Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)

From our 2012 seminar in Seneca County, NY, here are several photos showing a homemade water transfer device being used during our two-hour tanker shuttle drill. The six-inch PVC jet siphon tube was locally constructed and successfully transferred water throughout the event.

While there is no specific information available about the flow capacity of the device, it moved enough water to effectively ... (Full Story & Photos)

A simple issue than can arise when using "pony" suction hose is that many come with 3-inch couplings which do not fit most intakes on a traditional FD pumper. These pony sections often were acquired from a portable fire pump or some type of brush/grass rig where they worked just fine. But....trying to connect a 3-inch coupling to the pumper's 2-1/2" auxiliary intake can be tricky as you work to ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday afternoon, March 22, approximately 65 participants from Dorchester County, Maryland, and neighboring counties took part in a two-hour water hauling exercise using tankers. This exercise served as the practical component of a 16-hour Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar, organized by the Dorchester County Firefighters Association and hosted by the East New Market Volunteer Fire Department.

Throughout ... (Full Story & Photos)

Earlier this month, we installed another bridge-mounted dry fire hydrant in Carroll County, Maryland. This marks our 26th dry fire hydrant installation in the county since this work began more than twenty years ago.

The hydrant was placed on the bridge over Bear Branch on Mayberry Road in Taneytown, Maryland. The installation used a 6-inch ETT Male DFH head, a 6-inch ETT stream strainer, and our ... (Full Story & Photos)

Here are some photos from our 2010 seminar in Autauga County, Alabama, where participants observed a variety of tankers used for hauling water. Booth Volunteer Fire Department's Tanker 382, with a 1,500-gallon capacity, stood out due to its loading style. Instead of using control valves, it relied on over-the-top fill pipes for loading. This approach was typical for vehicles from that era in southern ... (Full Story & Photos)

While going through photos from our 2011 seminar in Dekalb County, Alabama, we found several images demonstrating how to use 5-inch large-diameter hose (LDH) when your pumper does not have an LDH discharge. This is not a new technique, but these photos serve as a useful reminder.

By connecting two smaller hoses from a pair of 2-1/2 inch discharges into an LDH appliance, flow is typically improved ... (Full Story & Photos)