Apparatus: Designing Pumpers

Firehouse presents a special supplement on designing pumpers, including tips on preplanning your next engine design, pump panels and hosebed covers.

April 19, 2021

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Featured topics in this special 20-page Firehouse supplement include:

Preplanning Your Next Engine Design
The Pump Panel
Pumper Bodies
Hosebed Covers

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Engine 506 of the Prince William County (PWC), VA, Fire & Rescue System is a 2022 Pierce Arrow XT that’s equipped with a 1,500-gpm pump and 750-gallon tank. The rig is one of the four newest pumpers in the department’s fleet. Note the front cab-mounted handrails and downview mirror and the recessed, bumper-mounted warning lights.

Designing Your Pumper Fleet to Meet the Mission

Pump panels from earlier rigs, such as the one on this 1977 Mack CF rig, generally were more compact, with all discharges controlled via direct-acting linkages and pull rods. In later years, NFPA 1901: Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus was changed to require that a gauge be located adjacent to the respective discharge control. Note the vernier throttle on the lower panel and the discharge relief valve in the upper right panel.

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