4/10/26 Queens 5th Alarm Box 4553

I think the original Super Pumper could use hydrants because of the huge diesel engine that was more powerful than any engine on a pumper. This one operates off its own power. Not an expert but just a guess.
 
Skyler Fire said:
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Super Pumper 1 & SAT 4 operated today… this will now be considered the first fire the super pumper operated at. I will have a video of it in the coming days. SP was supplied by 2 Engines off 2 different mains got around 4,800gpm off the main deck gun. Max on the main deck run is 8k and then plus 2 rear monitors they do 2k each so total max would be 12k… still would need another 2 more engines off other mains or the Pumps and Marine unit to get full pressure but still was going 200 feet across the fire building.
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Some people on here are going to be so very excited about this!

The downside is this will perpetuate the posts asking why it isn't called to every single large fire no matter what
 
Skyler Fire said:
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Super Pumper 1 & SAT 4 operated today… this will now be considered the first fire the super pumper operated at. I will have a video of it in the coming days. SP was supplied by 2 Engines off 2 different mains got around 4,800gpm off the main deck gun. Max on the main deck run is 8k and then plus 2 rear monitors they do 2k each so total max would be 12k… still would need another 2 more engines off other mains or the Pumps and Marine unit to get full pressure but still was going 200 feet across the fire building.
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About time they used the Super Pumper!
 
JJ D15 said:
The super pumper would not have worked at this particular fire. The largest water main here is 20”. Need at the very least a 26” main for maybe half the capacity. What is needed is a body of water, which was many blocks away. I think there is a small body of water on 132 st where the old airport was, but no one knows how deep it is…. Could we have done that? Yes, but we would need to shut many roads…..it was much easier to set up 9 TLs, 2 Satellite, 2 multiversals, 2 Blitzfires, and 6 hand lines
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Flushing Airport, I think it was?
 
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