September
2026
How to Equip for Fall and Winter Forest Fire Prevention
October marks the start of the fall and winter fire season in the key forest regions of northern and southwestern China. Firefighters there face one common problem: it is rarely a lack of water, but the inability to get water to the fire line. Mountain roads are narrow and forest slopes are steep, so large fire trucks often have to stop at the foot of the hill. By the time hoses reach the fire, the best window for suppression has already passed. Built around "water-on-fire" tactics, Huangshan Zhongguangtai offers a complete package of high-pressure fire pumps, long-distance relay water delivery and all-terrain transport - designed specifically to solve the problem of bringing distant water to a nearby fire.
1. Carried Into the Mountains at 13 kg: The ZGT-12HP-250 High-Pressure Pump
The first requirement for forest firefighting equipment is that it has to get there. This high-pressure fire pump keeps total weight at 13 kg and comes with a shoulder backpack, so a single firefighter can carry it through forest and up steep slopes and deploy it quickly to points that fire trucks cannot reach. Key specifications:
● Power system: two-stroke gasoline engine, 12 HP (about 8.8 kW), 100 cc displacement, with both pull-start and one-button electric start
● Water delivery: maximum flow 5 L/s, maximum pressure 2.5 MPa, maximum head 254 m, maximum jet range 32 m, maximum suction lift 7 m
● Ports and size: DN50 inlet, DN40 outlet, overall dimensions 400 x 350 x 200 mm
● Cooling: dual forced water cooling and forced air cooling. If the water cooling system fails, air cooling takes over automatically to prevent high-temperature shutdowns
2. 4,000 m Relay Delivery: Getting Water to the Fire Line
A single unit can deliver water roughly 4,000 m over flat ground. Connected in series, multiple units build a longer water delivery network that carries water from the foot of the mountain and from streams all the way to the core of the fire zone, forming a wide-area suppression network in relay operation.
The accessories are configured for real operations: a 5 m suction hose, 30 m of fire hose, a 2-ton water bladder, a priming pump, a wye (water divider), a straight-stream nozzle, a spray nozzle, a hose clamp, a 50-to-40 adapter, a strainer foot valve and an outlet check valve - everything needed to start work on arrival.
For runtime and power supply, the unit uses an external 12 L fuel tank that allows refueling without shutting down, and automatically cuts off fuel when the tank tilts more than 45 degrees. The starting battery is a detachable lithium pack that supports 80-100 pump starts, and it also integrates USB output (5 V / 2 A), 12 V car jump-start capability and three LED modes - steady light, strobe and SOS - so it doubles as a field emergency power source.
3. From Water Source to Fire Line: A Complete Set of Supporting Equipment
A single pump solves pressure. A complete set solves the whole process. Huangshan Zhongguangtai can supply a matched package:
● Water intake: portable floating pump - floats directly on the water surface, suitable for ponds, reservoirs, rivers and other open water sources
● Power: gasoline or diesel power stations - stable electricity for night lighting, forcible entry, communication and other field equipment
● Transport: tracked all-terrain rescue vehicles and python-type double-section tracked drainage vehicles - move people, hoses and pumps into mountain and forest areas, solving the problem that people cannot get in and equipment cannot be carried up
● Water supply: long-distance water supply trucks - high-flow delivery over long distances to keep large fire zones continuously supplied
4. Safety Protection and Durability: Built for Extreme Conditions
Field firefighting happens in harsh conditions, so the safety redundancy of the equipment directly determines whether crews can keep fighting:
● High-temperature protection: when the engine cylinder temperature exceeds 120 degrees C, the sensor triggers power-off protection and shuts the unit down automatically
● Dry-run protection: when the water flow sensor detects no water for 5 seconds, it automatically cuts power to prevent dry running from damaging the impeller and seals
● Wear-resistant materials: ceramic-sealed pump shaft, anodized zinc-aluminum alloy pump housing (salt spray corrosion resistance of 500 hours or more) and a wear-resistant ceramic cylinder, with wear resistance more than 5 times that of ordinary cast iron
● Foam extinguishing: an around-the-pump foam proportioner allows the foam mixing ratio to be adjusted from 1% to 3%. Connected to a foam concentrate container through a dedicated adapter, the unit can also fight liquid fires such as oil fires
5. Applications
Long-distance relay suppression in forest fires and operations in complex terrain are the main battlefield for this equipment package. It is equally suited to fighting incipient fires in old urban residential areas and urban villages where fire trucks cannot enter, and to routine standby at factory, scenic area and forestry station emergency fire stations - one unit, many applications.
For fall and winter fire prevention, equipment comes first. With the combination of high-pressure water delivery, all-terrain mobility and complete accessories, Huangshan Zhongguangtai helps frontline crews truly get water to the fire line.
National service hotline: 400-116-8941
Company address: No. 43 Huancheng West Road, Chengbei Industrial Park, Huizhou District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China
Website: www.zhonggt.com
