Case Study

New Pumping System Reduces Firefighting Jets Refilling Time

New Pumping System Reduces Firefighting Jets Refilling Time

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Rain for Rent’s transfer system was able to double the speed of refilling the jets with fire retardant. The DV100c and 21,000 gallon steel tank held the fire retardant mix prior to loading the DC-10 firefighting jets. The faster mix and transfer system allowed for less air tanker jet downtime. New pumping system reduces firefighting jets refilling time PumPs • Tanks • FilTraTion • PiPe • sPillguards 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com S everal massive fires blazed in the summer of 2013 charring nearly 300,000 acres across Northern California. Fighting these fires involved the aerial approach of a DC-10 air tanker jet. The quicker that firefighters could fill the jet’s 12,000 gallon tank with fire retardant, the quicker the fire could be contained. Rain for Rent was able to transf

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