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A vertical turbine type fire pump with a diesel engine attached on the right

Antique Japanese fire pump

Horse-drawn fire pump given to Brockhampton Estate in 1818

The portable fire pump normal pressure (PFPN) was standard equipment in many Żuk A-15 fire engines; ca. 1977

A fire pump usually refers to a pressure-increasing component of the water supply for fixed-place fire suppression systems such as fire sprinklers, standpipes, and foam systems. Fire pumps are also a critical component integrated into fire trucks and fire boats, and serve a similar purpose boosting water supplies for firefighting hose operations.