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Permalink Reply by ashfire on January 30, 2011 at 6:42pm

Makes me wonder where and how to use it? I would guess forest or major spread out fires or tall buildings.
Does it have the reach.
I think an American company had the same idea using a large fan with nozzles surrounding the blades.

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on January 30, 2011 at 6:49pm

Forgot to include this link - http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-01/video-chinas-new-j...

"It has a range of almost 400 feet "
Probably designed for tall buildings.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Gemberling on January 30, 2011 at 8:17pm

VOLUME!?!?!

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on January 30, 2011 at 8:21pm

The article indicates about 4 ton per minute, that's around 1000gmp.

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Permalink Reply by Firefighter30 on January 31, 2011 at 2:20am

this is the description from the youtube video

capable of spraying four tons of water per minute. That pretty much qualifies it for a "terminal velocity" badge, as the water is said to move at such speed as to choke fires from the oxygen surrounding them. Maximum range for this blaze blaster is 120 meters (nearly 400 feet)

and scroll down and read some of the comments made on the article from popsci.com, might get a chuckle or two

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Permalink Reply by Just Plain Craig Moyer on January 31, 2011 at 9:20am

Thats thier alternate away uniforms......they have regular uniforms for home fires.......

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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on January 31, 2011 at 9:28am

Sheesh, where can I get one....

Water fight!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Russ on January 31, 2011 at 10:11am

Ok i just saw the video and yea, they need that in california for brush fires...and...nevada needs one to blow it back. i'd love to see what that would do to a house fire

in the US i'd call it the "redneck deck gun"- let me take THAT to a wetdown! LOL

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Permalink Reply by phillip hice on January 31, 2011 at 6:14pm

Can't understand a word she said. LOL

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Permalink Reply by joemac on January 31, 2011 at 8:43pm

Pffffffffftt!... FDNY's Super Pumper's Stang put out 4,000 GPM. (1965)

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Lyons on April 5, 2011 at 3:33pm

6,000 to 14,000 GPM Trailer mounted monitor
This is a pic from an industrial fire company in Corpis Christy in TX.

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