A fire hydrant is a fire hydrant, right? It is in the ground, connected to a pipe, and it will give us as much water as we need when we need it, and it is fine to take whatever flow we need from it, ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

When it comes to fighting fires in rural settings, water supply is a huge issue. Next to staffing, water is your most valuable asset. The engine company’s primary role in the rural water supply chain ...