Monterey County firefighters save water with new equipment
Monterey County firefighters have a new piece of equipment to help train and test, while also saving millions of gallons of water every year. Monterey County Regional Fire District and Cal Water partnered on the purchase of the new Pump Pod® DRAFTS (Direct Recirculating Apparatus Firefighting Training Sustainability) Unit. … Millions of gallons of water are needed for training and testing purposes, according to Cal Water officials. The DRAFTS unit allows water used for full-flow training to be recycled and reused instead of going down the drain. Cal Water officials estimates that, with this unit, the fire district will save more than 7.4 million gallons of water every year.
