The teaching method
How Tank to Pump teaches pump operations.
Tank to Pump is built around a simple idea: firefighters learn faster when they can see the system change.
Observe. Predict. Manipulate. Observe again.
Before a learner changes the system, the app asks what they expect to happen. Then they operate the panel, watch the gauges and flow paths change, and review why it happened.
- 1Observe the current pump state.
- 2Predict what a valve or throttle change will do.
- 3Manipulate the panel.
- 4Watch pressure, flow, supply, and warnings change.
- 5Review the takeaway.
Six ways to train.
Learn
Short lessons introduce the concepts before the learner enters a scenario.
Open LearnPanel
The interactive pump panel explains major controls and flow paths — and free play lets learners change variables and see consequences.
Open PanelScenarios
Goal-based practice turns concepts into decisions.
Open ScenariosPractice
Randomized pump-pressure problems solved on the live panel, with the worked math in the debrief.
Open PracticeCalculators
Training-math tools show friction loss, pump discharge pressure, and more, step by step.
Open CalculatorsProgress
Optional accounts let learners save progress and scenario history.
Open Progress
Example: supplying the first line from tank water.
- The learner sees a closed tank-to-pump valve.
- The app asks what needs to happen before throttling.
- The learner opens tank-to-pump.
- The water path highlights from tank to pump.
- The learner opens the discharge.
- The path continues to the attack line.
- The learner increases throttle.
- The gauge moves into the target range.
- The debrief explains the water path and target pressure.
Ready to see the system change?
Start with the basics, then run the first tank-water scenario.