Water Supply Innovations LLC

Quick video of some of the hands on portion of our 16 hour Rural Water Supply Operations class hosted by Ashville Volunteer Fire Company in Cambria County, PA Students rotated thru several different skill stations Sunday morning where we presented multiple methods of drafting and accessing static water sources.

Wow, what a weekend! We can’t say much more than what is already written in the Ashville Volunteer Fire Company post below. These folks worked hard all weekend and proved themselves as a class act. Thank you Chief Joe Racz and the other members of the Department for your hospitality and dedication to the community. Also want to thank Task Force Tips and The Fire Store for co-hosting the event. Great job by all!... https://www.facebook.com/1495908757336996/posts/2860145667579958/?d=n

A few more pictures from our 8 hour Rural Water Supply Operations Overview class on Saturday April 17th. Greeley, PA. Shout out to the crew from Greeley Vol. Fire and Rescue for hosting the event as well as Shohola Fire & Rescue, Hemlock Farms Vol. Fire and Rescue Co., Tafton Fire Company, and Montague Fire Department for your participation. For those departments filling tankers with dual 3 lines - check out the Task Force Tips manifold setup - Light weight, simple operat...ion, and the safety of an adjustable pressure relief valve. At the dump site we improvised and supplied the rural hitch from the dump site pumper utilizing 2-3 lines from the operators side of the engine into the wye attached to the clappered siamese. Practice with what you have and keep your options open! See more

Great day of training today, thanks for having us out, we will be sharing more photos of the day soon.

Sometimes having that extra piece of equipment on the rig can make a difference. Pictured is a Task Force Tips jumbo low profile intake valve coupled up with a 6 90 degree elbow. While this may not be your go to at every hose lay operation, it does provide the option to get the LDH out of the roadway. The hose was well below the engine exhaust and at no time did it get hot let alone warm. The LDH elbow is also useful when setting up suction hose in a single lane tank o...peration. Know your equipment and be creative! See more

Thank you Tyler Plunkett for taking the drone pics and videos today during our LDH relay operations class. Members of Parkland Fire Company, Penndel Volunteer Fire Company #1, Station 8, Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company, and the William Penn Fire Company participated in a hose relay and big water hydrant hook up training exercise. Great job by all, thanks for having us out! https://www.facebook.com/1565690171/posts/10216691193023309?sfns=mo

Just received this pic from our rural water class in Port Jervis. Three rigs - each pumping from the Delaware river using different techniques. Twin tube conventional draft TurboDraft Fire Eductor... Jet assist draft Thanks for flying the drone!

Saturday we delivered our 8 hour Rural Water Supply Operations overview program to the Port Jervis Fire Department as well as a few of their mutual aid partners. Members from Port Jervis, Sparrowbush, Cuddebackville, and Huguenot Fire Departments started the morning with some classroom time followed by several hands on training exercises. Topics covered - single and double TurboDraft Fire Eductor operations, twin tube conventional drafting, fill site and dump site setups including the rural hitch. Thanks for having us out and for your dedication to training and the protection of the citizens of Orange County, NY.

The beginning of any hose & nozzle evaluation process starts with a properly calibrated and maintained pitot tube and gauge. This simple tool allows the user to confirm the accuracy of their flow meters by measuring pressure across a fixed orifice nozzle. (GPM=29.71 x diameter squared x SQ RT of the Nozzle Pressure) USE A CHART OR APP FOR THIS !... At a minimum an annual gauge calibration is recommended as well as an inspection of the blade for wear and corrosion. Even after complete flushing with clean water one of our blades suffered damage from using the pitot in brackish/salty water. In addition constant use has worn the inlet opening down possibly compromising accuracy. The new blade is shown to compare the old and the new. For more information or a quote on a pitot tube kit with a N.I.S.T. calibrated gauge, please message us or send us an email. [email protected]

Kenny Thompson putting in a little TurboDraft Fire Eductor work this weekend with the Greene Fire Department, NY. Thanks for getting the crew squared away!

Thank you Northern Bucks Wildland Fire Crew for your recent purchase of Key Hose Type 1 forestry hose - the 1 is coupled with NPSH couplings and the 1 1/2 with NH couplings. All sections include custom ID stenciling indicating their unit number. In addition we also supplied nozzles, wye valves, & hose clamps manufactured by S&H Fire Products located in Colorado. Please reach out to us for all of your Forestry & Wildland water movement equipment needs. Thank you.

Thanks Andy Soccodato for posting the additional pictures and information from the weekend and for bringing your expertise to the event. It’s always a pleasure working with you!

More pictures from the weekend class

A twin TurboDraft Fire Eductor skill station on the left and the triple tube drafting station in the background.

This past weekend we teamed up with Andy Soccodato owner of The Water Thieves LLC to deliver our 16 hour rural water supply operations class in Westmoreland County, PA. Thank you Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company for hosting the program and to all the surrounding Departments that participated. We would also like to thank Stephen Henninger with Task Force Tips for supplying additional valves and strainers for the class and Jerry Nealon with 1st Out Specially Equipment fo...r coordinating the class and providing a few door prizes during the weekend. The folks from Husky Portable Containment also donated a new 3,000 gallon aluminum frame tank that will be delivered to one of the participating companies. Crews practiced several rural water techniques including The Rural Hitch, triple suction tube drafting, dual TurboDraft Fire Eductor operations, tanker fill and dump site set-ups.

Newportville Fire Company # 1, Station 12/82 - Bucks County, PA has joined the Elkhart Brass XD Nation with today’s delivery of new XD shut-offs and tips. After evaluating the nozzles in conjunction with their existing hose compliment, the decision way made to go with the 7/8 smooth bore and 160@50 combination fog tips. Same Pressure-Same Flow! The 2 1/2 nozzles are outfitted with a 1 1/8 SB - 265 GPM tip. The company now joins the other Bristol Township companies- Edgely Fire Company (Ten House), Third District Volunteer Fire Company, and Levittown Fire Company No. 2 in using the Elkhart XD nozzles. Thank you for your trust in us to deliver these nozzles!

Today (June 26th) marked the completion of four days of hands on TurboDraft Fire Eductor training with the Perth Amboy Fire Department. Crews had the opportunity to operate and observe single as well as twin TurboDraft units for supplemental water supply operations. The use of tandem TurboDraft units yielded over 1,200 GPM of fire fighting water. While the TurboDraft has its place in rural fire operations, municipal departments can also benefit when local water supply syst...ems are overtaxed. Thank you to Battalion Chief Mike Zylka for coordinating the training with a local business located on the Raritan river and for the use of their property. Nice work by all! See more

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