Wildland Fire Water Calculator
This tool is to calculate information about water use for basic hose lays in wildland fire.
WILDLAND FIRE STUDY TOOL
Hose Lay Calculator
Build a progressive hose lay, see live pressure needs, review the math, and generate an equipment list.
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Select Pump Source
The baseline shown on each card is what V0.5 uses when comparing the calculated hose-lay requirement.
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Quick Start
Choose a shortcut after selecting the pump source.
Build Your Lay
Every hose section is 100 feet. A lateral automatically adds a gated Y and the trunk continues through it.
Live Results
Total Flow0 GPM
Friction Loss0 PSI
Elevation0′
Pump Discharge Pressure—
Estimated Runtime—
Priming Volume—
Pump Status—
Hose Summary—
Critical Branch—
Educational BreakdownV0.5 uses simplified field-study approximations and presets. See the notes below.
Equipment Order List
Generated from the hose lay you built.