{"id":230087,"date":"2022-06-29T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=117749"},"modified":"2022-06-29T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:26:12","slug":"a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"A Water Pump can be the decider between saving a forest and losing it to fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117750\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=117750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-117750 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117750 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husqvarna\u2019s water pump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From a Firefighter\u2019s perspective<\/p>\n<p>After last year\u2019s fire season, it was reported that 2 firefighters lost their lives and more than 2 million hectares of grazing land were burnt in fires across South Africa, while Namibia lost more than half a million hectares. \u201cFires are the number one threat in our industry,\u201d says Bruce Hart, from SOS Contractors, who provide forestry support services to many growers across KwaZulu-Natal, including SAPPI and MONDI.<\/p>\n<p>Annually, hundreds of naturally occurring fires and criminal arson attacks threaten our timber plantations, costing millions of Rands in damage and endangering the lives and the livelihoods of all those working within the forestry sector or living alongside it. \u201cIt\u2019s our job to protect our clients\u2019 assets from fire and we need the best equipment to be able to do that effectively,\u201d explains Bruce. \u201cHaving a high volume, low-pressure pump can make the difference between saving a forest and losing it to a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruce elaborates on why he considers these water pumps invaluable tools in his trade:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Portability<br \/>Being able to load the water pump on the back of a bakkie and carry it to a water source is essential to the job. \u201cIt is light and well-designed for portage, enabling us to move it around quickly and safely without needing to use a truck or much manpower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Reliability<br \/>It is vital that all equipment required in the highly stressful activity of fighting forest fires functions perfectly ALL the time. \u201cWhen a fire is threatening one of my forests, I need to have the assurance that the water pump will start on the first pull. I cannot spend time repairing and struggling with unreliable equipment, that\u2019s why I chose Husqvarna\u2019s water pumps,\u201d says Bruce. \u201cThese pumps not only have quick, easy and steadfast starting systems, but they are also highly dependable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 High Volume<br \/>To quickly fill a bulk tank, a pump that will move high volumes of water at low pressure is required. This minimises time away from the fire in order to refill fire-fighting tanks. \u201cAs you will appreciate, we need to be quicker than a Formula 1 pit crew when it comes to refuelling the bulk water tankers used to fight fires so we can get back to the front line and extinguish the flames before they get away from us. The Husqvarna water pumps move high volumes fast, allowing us to quickly get back into action in time to avert disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides saving precious crops and equipment from fires, these portable water pumps can also be used to drain water from flooded areas or move water between reservoirs and fill water troughs; there are a number of vital jobs it can do even when there isn\u2019t an emergency. Husqvarna\u2019s reliable, portable, high-volume water pumps are invaluable and come in 4 different sizes; the smallest pumps 12 000 litres per hour and the largest, 92 000 litres per hour. For more information, go to https:\/\/www.husqvarna.com\/za\/water-pumps\/ or your local dealer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">79<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/a-water-pump-can-be-the-decider-between-saving-a-forest-and-losing-it-to-fire\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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