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Search # Welcome to the Firefighting Blog! #### Tips, tactics, and real stories to help you perform at your best. This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%20121.00_00_00_14.Still002.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-scale-a-rural-hitch-to-1500-gpm-in-the-woods) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%20121.00_00_00_14.Still002.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-scale-a-rural-hitch-to-1500-gpm-in-the-woods) ## [How to Scale a Rural Hitch to 1,500 GPM in the Woods](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-scale-a-rural-hitch-to-1500-gpm-in-the-woods) 10 Jul 2025 Summary: To boost flow from a standard rural hitch’s 500–600 GPM to 1,500 GPM in remote settings,... 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[Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/what-happened-when-firefighter-challenge-switched-to-tfts-smooth-bore-nozzle) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![primer dies rural water supply burp draft solution](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Burp%20Drafting%20Reel%202%20ENHANCED.00_00_05_00.Still001%20copy.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/primer-failure-burp-draft) [![primer dies rural water supply burp draft solution](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Burp%20Drafting%20Reel%202%20ENHANCED.00_00_05_00.Still001%20copy.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/primer-failure-burp-draft) ## [How to Use Burp Drafting When Your Primer Fails](https://blog.tft.com/posts/primer-failure-burp-draft) 9 Jul 2025 **Summary:** When a primer fails on a rural fire scene, you can still establish draft by using the burp... 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[Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/viral-video-why-the-crossfire-shines-on-car-fires) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2001.00_02_09_25.Still003.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-build-a-full-dump-site-for-the-rural-hitch) [![](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Sequence%2001.00_02_09_25.Still003.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-build-a-full-dump-site-for-the-rural-hitch) ## [How to Build a Full Dump Site for the Rural Hitch](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-build-a-full-dump-site-for-the-rural-hitch) 3 Jul 2025 **Summary:** After the first tanker refills and leaves, building a full-scale dump site becomes... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/how-to-build-a-full-dump-site-for-the-rural-hitch) [Rural Water Supply](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/rural-water-supply) [![mid-force handline nozzle for firefighting from task force tips](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/mid-force.00_00_01_07.Still003.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/handline-pressure-issues) [![mid-force handline nozzle for firefighting from task force tips](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/mid-force.00_00_01_07.Still003.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/handline-pressure-issues) ## [How to Overcome Handline Nozzle Pressure Issues](https://blog.tft.com/posts/handline-pressure-issues) 2 Jul 2025 **Summary:** If you're dealing with pressure issues on the fireground—especially in high-rise... [Read More](https://blog.tft.com/posts/handline-pressure-issues) [Handline Nozzles](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tag/handline-nozzles) [![tsunami monitor flowing 8000 GPM firefighting](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Tsunami%20Reel%202_2.00_00_04_16.Still001%20copy.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tip-size-tsunami) [![tsunami monitor flowing 8000 GPM firefighting](https://blog.tft.com/hubfs/Tsunami%20Reel%202_2.00_00_04_16.Still001%20copy.jpg)](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tip-size-tsunami) ## [What Tip Size Do You Use on an 8000 GPM Firefighting Monitor?](https://blog.tft.com/posts/tip-size-tsunami) 1 Jul 2025 **Summary:** The TFT Tsunami monitor flows up to 8,000 GPM, but your actual output depends on which... 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