Industries often use fire sprinklers that sprinkle water when an apparent threat of fire or smoke is detected. Fire pump is an essential part of fire sprinklers, which are directly connected to the water source. When fire sprinkler is activated, fire pump provides for the flow of water at high pressure, all the way to the sprinkler. Fire pumps are popular amongst industries since early 1900s because of their sustainability and effectiveness. A fire pump is needed when a building is very tall and it is not easy supply high volume of water in case of a sudden fire. A sprinkler is essential for the security of the industry and all its employees. Small industries normally use gas based fire extinguishers, but a heavy industry cannot rely on extinguishers because in case of small industries it is easy to check and control fires but it is virtually impractical to do the same in a huge industrial conditions in factories as checking each and every area of the industry for fire hazards is impossible and unsafe. Fire pumps make this job easy as they are quite easy to operate and hence everyone can learn to use it with very little training.
It can be operated by electricity or diesel and can supply water at a very high speed to all the sprinklers in the factory. Most of the fire pumps are designed to keep pressure in the system elevated to a given level when the system is not in use so that they do not keep running all the time. Because of this feature, fire pumps require very less maintenance and are protected from damage. Fire pump is like an invisible firefighter that keeps even signs of small fire in industrial complex in check. It has an eye for even minute details which sometimes even the humans might ignore. It is fast and effective as one does not need to call firefighters who are probably far away from the disaster location. Another reason why fire pumps are popular is because their installation is easy and simple and so is their maintenance. It has two primarily basic parts, the pump and the driver. The driver is the system by which the operating source provides energy to the pump so that the water is supplied to the system well. Driver can be of different kinds, like steam, water, gasoline, diesel, and electric motors, etc. but these days only diesel and electric ones are used in the industries because of their effectiveness. In near future fire pumps will become common in industries and will even be more popular, they might also be a part of the small scale industries in some time and in some limited capacity. A lot of heavy industries are in areas where achieving proper water pressure can be challenging. Fire pumps will continue to find their use in heavy industries, and with time their demand and supply with gradually increase. Since fire pumps come with international standards and ratings, they are more reliable to use compared to any other fire extinguishing method. The basic maintenance required for a fire pump is as simple as changing of engine oil and periodical running of the machine, even that is needed to be done at most only 3 times a year, to maintain the lubrication. Hence, fire pumps are a crucial element of fire security system of heavy industries everywhere, and in the near future they will also occupy the small scale industries too.