Fire-fighting control system

A control system for use with a fire-fighting device, said system comprising:

• a pump coupled to the fire-fighting device;
• a storage tank coupled to the fire-fighting device for storing a volume of water;
• a first valve controlling a first flow of liquid from said storage tank;
• a second valve controlling a second flow of liquid from a remote water source;
• a third valve controlling a third flow of liquid to a nozzle associated with the fire-fighting device;
• a base component coupled to the fire-fighting device and comprising a programmable logic controller having predefined logic stored thereon;
• and
• a user interface in communication with said base component and configured to receive a user-requested parameter of fluid,
• wherein said base component automatically controls operation of said pump based on the predefined logic, the user-requested parameter of fluid, and at least two of:
• a first actuation state of said first valve, a second actuation state of said second valve, a third actuation state of said third valve, a volume of water stored at said storage tank, and a water pressure associated with the remote water source.

A method of controlling a fire-fighting device coupled to a pump, said method comprising:

• receiving, at the fire-fighting device, instructions input by a user from a user interface in communication with the fire-fighting device, wherein the received instructions include at least one of a desired pressure of water to be output from a discharge end of a hose and a desired flow rate of water output from the discharge end of the hose;
• determining, with a programmable logic controller, based on predefined logic whether to execute the instructions received from the user interface;
• and
• controlling operation of the fire-fighting device with the programmable logic controller based on the determination of whether to execute the instructions received from the user interface, and at least two of:
• a first actuation state of a first valve configured to control a first flow of liquid from a storage tank at the fire-fighting device, a second actuation state of a second valve configured to control a second flow of liquid from a remote water source, and a third actuation state of a third valve configured to control a third flow of liquid to the discharge end of the hose.