Fire-fighting control system

A control system for use with a fire-fighting device coupled to a pump, a first valve configured to control a first flow of liquid from a storage tank at the fire-fighting device, a second valve configured to control a second flow of liquid from a remote water source, and a third valve configured to control a third flow of liquid to a nozzle, said system comprising:

• a base component comprising a transceiver operable to control operation of the fire-fighting device;
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• a remote component comprising a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with said base component, said remote component positioned near a discharge end of a hose coupled to the fire-fighting device, wherein an input end of the hose is coupled to the fire-fighting device, said remote component comprising:
• an input device for receiving input from a user, said remote component configured to wirelessly communicate the received input to said base component, said base component configured to control at least one of the pump, the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve based on the received input communicated to the fire-fighting device, an actuation state of the first valve, an actuation state of the second valve, and an actuation state of the third valve.

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

• receiving, at the fire-fighting device, a wireless communication from a remote component, the wireless communication including instructions input by a user into an input device on the remote component, wherein the 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 remote component;
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• controlling the operation of the fire-fighting device with the programmable logic controller based on the determination of whether to execute the instructions received from said remote component, the instructions received from the remote component, 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.