Always lots of questions about the super pumper at every big fire. I think people need to shift their view on this, for a couple of reasons. First, the new super pumper (though it does have a large pump) would be better thought of as a foam pumper. If you're asking to see it at every large fire, you're going to be disappointed. Second, a lot has changed in terms of FDNY pumping capability since the days of the old super pumper. For starters, virtually all pumpers are now 2000GPM. On top of that, FDNY's big boats have unparalleled pumping capacity. At a big fire, if you have 25x 2000gpm pumpers, 1x 6000gpm fire boat, and 1x 50,000gpm fire boat, do you really need a 5000gpm 'super' pumper? No. Watch for it at large class b fires and not much else. My 2 cents
