Portable water pump for use with swimming pools

A portable water pump for use with swimming pools for floating in a swimming pool to allow for pool water to be pumped out of the pool for dousing a fire comprising, in combination:

• a swimming pool having a body of water disposed therein;
• a flotation collar comprised of a housing having a generally rectangular configuration, the housing having a planar upper surface, a planar lower surface, two long side surfaces and two short side surfaces, the upper surface having a recess formed therein, the recess having bolts extending upwardly therefrom disposed in four corners thereof, a circular aperture extends from the upper surface outwardly of the lower surface adjacent to the recess, the floatation collar adapted for floating in the swimming pool;
• a gasoline engine having a planar generally rectangular base plate secured to a lower surface thereof, the base plate having apertures therethrough in four corners thereof for receiving the bolts on the recess therethrough for securement of the engine to the floatation collar, a U-shape handle extends over the engine and having free ends secured to the base plate;
• a water pump secured and operably coupled with the gasoline engine, the water pump having a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet having a pipe extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom through the circular aperture of the housing of the flotation collar, a free end of the pipe having a suction strainer coupled thereto whereby the suction strainer in contact with the body of water of the swimming pool;
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• a water hose having a first free end coupleable to the water outlet of the water pump, a second free end of the water hose having a spray nozzle coupled thereto.