Waterous Company, a global leader in fire suppression technology, lists the top "14" products to get your fire apparatus up-to-speed in their new upgrades brochure. The brochure was developed to offer solutions to the industry's requirements of fire trucks that were built prior to Annex D of NFPA's 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus.
"The recommendations published in the brochure will get trucks meeting or exceeding today's safety and performance standards in no time," says Steve Toren, Western Area Sales Manager for Waterous. "Our products offer both a cost-effective and performance enhancing solution to the new requirements."
Covering three upgrade categories, Waterous offers the latest in product technology and equipment to meet the new performance requirements. The first upgrade category, 'safety' includes four innovative products designed to increase equipment awareness and prevent costly fire truck repairs. Products include our Dual Shift Alarm, Overheat Protection Manager, Large Diameter Slow Close Valves and our Intake Relief Valve.
The final two categories cover 'CAFS upgrades' and 'environmental and performance upgrades'. Some of the CAFS upgrades include Foam Manager™ and Pump/Compressor Systems. "Both products help to improve pump versatility and consistency," says Mr. Toren. "While our environmental and performance upgrades focus on products that are either environmentally friendly or enhance performance capabilities for your apparatus." Products in this category include an oil-free VPO Primer, non-toxic PrimeSafe™, Mechanical Seal Cooling Line Conversion Kit and Butterfly Valve.
Revolutionizing firefighting since 1886, Waterous has been manufacturing the most reliable, performance-enhancing pumps, power take-offs, valves and hydrants the fire service industry has to offer. Based out of South Saint Paul, Minnesota Waterous manufactures its complete product line in the USA.