Ultra high-pressure firefighting returns to Racine County

  • Source: Racine Journal Times
  • Published: 07/09/2018 04:41 AM

Two fire departments in western Racine County are the first in the county to embrace a re-emerging firefighting technology — ultra high-pressure — into their operations. On March 12, the Rochester Fire Company took possession of an ultra-high-pressure pump and retrofitted its 2010 grass fire unit to carry it. Later that same month, the Waterford Fire Department put in service a brand new “Fast Attack Command Truck.” Fire Chief Rick Mueller said the unit is a dual-purpose unit that provides the department with a National Incident Management System compliant command vehicle, as well as an ultra-high-pressure pump that provides the ability to get water on a fire even before the arrival of a traditional fire engine.



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