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Back then, wind power still conjured up images of quaint Dutch mills and creaky prairie water pumpers.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
The training put the water pumpers to the test during field exercises where staff used them to supress a simulated fire.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
24 May 2026
After Massachusetts ended a prohibition in 2015 and Hawaii amended its fire code in 2021, New York became the only place that makes pumpers keep a hand on the handle.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
The training put the water pumpers to the test during field exercises where staff used them to supress a simulated fire.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
24 May 2026
After Massachusetts ended a prohibition in 2015 and Hawaii amended its fire code in 2021, New York became the only place that makes pumpers keep a hand on the handle.
—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses.
—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Pumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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