We took a different tack with the sim just released -- rather than a fire scenario, we focused on basic pump operations. We put in a whole bunch of governors to choose from so it can suit as many departments as possible.

While there is a basic protocol given, you as the instructor can turn off the messages and provide your own. We don't tell you to flow such and such at such and such rate, you supply those numbers that fit your equipment.

In making this sim, we had a lot of discussions about what to include or not include. For example, in Palm Beach and surrounding areas, particularly the warm climates, the practice is to crack open the tank fill valve to let water recirculate. We heard from some others in other parts of the US that this is not their practice. Therefore, we decided to make that an option (by default, it makes you open the tank fill valve, but you can remove that by setting a field in the control panel).

We'd love to hear how you are using the sim and what you like or don't like, maybe what you'd like to see in the future. You can see that we're providing a foundation, but if there's enough interest we can get into more involved situations (e.g., kinked hose, burst length, etc.).