A Solution to Your Rural Water Access Problems 20 Oct 2022, 7:29 pm

In many instances, operators will drive past perfectly sufficient water sources because there is simply no way to access the water. This is typically because the water source is too far off the roadway for the apparatus to safely position, or the apparatus simply does not carry the necessary number of hard sleeves to access the source. This results in a delayed establishment of the fill site and may increase the distance between the fill and dump sites, which ultimately decreases the efficiency of the shuttle route.

The TurboDraft Fire Eductor is one option for overcoming access issues in the rural environment.

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Barn Fire in Corry, PA 4 Aug 2022, 8:11 pm

Due to the lack of fire hydrants in the immediate area, additional mutual aid departments were summoned to assist with water supply operations. It was estimated that the TurboDraft was supplying between 600-700 gallons per minute continuously into a portable tank. Click here to read the full news article.

House Fire in Cape Coral, Florida 22 Nov 2016, 4:05 pm

The absence of fire hydrants made fighting the fire difficult at a house in Cape Coral, Florida. Crews were able to turbo draft from the canal and run canal water through the fire truck to extinguish the flames. Click here to read the news article.

Georgia Fire & Emergency Service Equipment Show 20 Mar 2015, 4:03 pm

On March 20, 2015 Ten-8 Fire Equipment, our exclusive authorized dealer in Georgia, performed a demonstration at the Georgia Fire & Emergency Service Equipment Show. During the demonstration we were positioned 100 feet away from the static source, operating a 500 GPM portable monitor with more GPM to spare.

Fire Apparatus Magazine article, August 2009 28 Aug 2009, 3:47 pm