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COVID-19 WATERAX Update
First and foremost, we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during this challenging time and wanted to let you know that our top priority is everyone’s health and wellbeing.Read moreMattia Tassinari in conversation with Export Development Canada
Mattia Tassinari, Export Sales Manager at WATERAX Inc., in conversation with Export Development Canada - EDC on doing business with Colombia.Read moreGabriella Gerbasi in conversation with Sustainable Business Magazine
Sustainable Business Magazine speaks to Gabriella Gerbasi, Director of Marketing at WATERAX, about portable water pumps, wildland firefighting, and the impacts of climate change.Read moreNational Tree Day 2019
This year National Tree Day is on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. National Tree Day serves as a celebration for all Canadians to appreciate the great benefits that trees provide us – clean air, wildlife habitat, reducing energy demand and connecting with nature.Read moreBackpacking a Water Supply in the Wildland Urban Interface
Firefighters and fire crews working in the wildland urban interface sometimes are not able to take motorized vehicles into an area where fire needs to be extinguished and instead must rely on bringing water to the fire through the tried-and-tested method of backpacking water into the scene. Many times, firefighters choose one of the three WATERAX-built BACKPAX™ series water backpacks to accomplish the task.Read moreAnnouncing the 2019 Wildland Fire Digital Storytelling Micro-grant Winners! Sponsored by WATERAX
The following twelve talented wildland firefighters — winners of the inaugural Wildland Fire Digital Storytelling Micro-grant cycle. Chosen from among many talented applicants, the selectees represent a cross-section of U.S. and Canadian wildland firefighters intent on telling the story of wildland fire in creative, authentic, insightful and compelling ways.Read moreWATERAX at FDIC 2019
We had a new booth and we were showcasing the MARK-3® portable fire pump and the MINI-STRIKER® lightweight pump.Read more2019 Portable Pumps Catalog is Now Available
The 2019 product guide is now interactive and connected to our online store!Read morePrescribed and Controlled Burns Often Kick Off by Drip Torch Use
Controlled burns, prescribed burns, and backfires are all similar terms for a wildland fire that is intentionally lit to create a natural firebreak in front of a main fire front, to reduce fuel buildup and decrease the potential for a hotter and more serious wildland fire, or to renew forest areas by stimulating germination of some trees and increasing seedling growth.Read moreA PUMP FAILURE AT A CRITICAL TIME OUT IN THE FIELD CAN RESULT IN DEVASTATING LOSSES.
Consequently, WATERAX is tirelessly dedicated to providing the highest quality Genuine pump parts. The care and precision taken in producing these parts ensures the reliability that has made WATERAX pumps the benchmark of excellence in forest firefighting.Read more