Aid Township, OH, Firefighters Acquire Draft Boosting Tool

June 10, 2025
"We're limited on three fire hydrants here to cover three townships," Aid Fire Chief Matt Jenkins said.

Aid Township firefighters are training with a new tool they aquired through a grant.

“It’s called Turbo Draft. Its design is to move massive amounts of water force from limited water supply," Aid Fire Chief Matt Jenkins told WOWK.

He explained: “It can move up to 675 gallons a minute with max capacity. “It’s going to save so much time. We’re going to be able to set water aside our trucks where we’re limited on hydrants."

The chief said he first saw the tool on social media and researched it. Afterward, he applied and received a grant to purchase it and other equipment.

 “We’re limited on three fire hydrants here to cover three townships. We cover all of north eastern Lawrence County, so we’re trucking water from wherever we can get it.”

 

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.