GBW Associates LLC

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

Water movement class in session, thanks to GBW Associates LLC we have made great improvements since South Dakota State Fire School.  Sometimes small changes can make a huge impact. 

08/28/2026

Strong work by some folks who attended our seminar at the 2026 South Dakota State Fire School!

08/27/2026

https://www.gotbigwater.com/news/739/Dry-Hydrant-Design-89---Bel-Air-MD #

Earlier this month, our team completed its 27th dry fire hydrant installation in Harford County, Maryland. This project featured another bridge-mount design, this one located on Walters Mill Road in the Bel Air area. The installation included our angle mount design, an ETT 6-inch female suction head...

08/26/2026

Good work being done in South Carolina! We taught a couple seminars for the folks in Oconee County Emergency Services in 2013 and 2018 and it is great to see them still putting in the work! Nice job!

08/25/2026

We always try to share the work these folks do. This is a long-standing, County-wide group that has done much work over a bunch of years to address rural water supply operations in a jurisdiction of 850k+ people. This is no easy feat...and requires folks dedicated to the mission. Good work!

08/25/2026

A good 25% of our work involves fire hydrant flow testing for fire protection system design. It is really important to use calibrated gauges for these tests, as the design of the future fire protection system depends on the collection of accurate data. NFPA 291 recommends test gauge calibration at least every 12 months and more frequent if the gauges experience heavy use. All of our fire hydrant flow test work uses gauges calibrated to the NFPA standard. If a gauge gets dropped by accident or encounters some other severe use....it gets calibrated again before we use it. Gauge calibration and certification is just part of doing business...and an important one at that!

08/21/2026

Today’s office work.

08/20/2026

Practicing Dump Tank Operations at the 72nd Annual Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention

On Monday night, August 17, a three-hour training session focusing on dump tank operations took place as part of the 72nd Annual Schuylkill County Firefighters Convention. The 2026 convention is hosted by the Ryan Township Fire Company in Barnesville, Pennsylvania. This training session was held at Lakewood Park Campground in Barnesville, which many years ago was the site of the annual Schuylkill County Fire School.

Approximately 60 participants attended, representing fire companies from across the county. The training covered topics such as apparatus design, drafting, and various dump tank arrangements. Attendees participated in hands-on exercises, including dump tank setup and operation, along with tanker off-loading and loading procedures.

Deputy Chief Matt Morgan of the Ryan Township Fire Company coordinated the event. The Lakewood Park Campground provided access to its facilities, allowing water hauling exercises to be conducted as part of the training. Many thanks to everyone who helped make this event a big success.

https://www.gotbigwater.com/news/740/Practicing-Dump-Tank-Operations-at-the-72nd-Annual-Schuylkill-County-Volunteer-Firefighters-Convention