Have you heard about the Affordable Standpipe Prop?
The Best Thing Since Water:
Safe. Functional. extremely affordable.
Affordable Drill Towers is an innovative solution that offers Fire Service, Military, and S.W.A.T. a realistic alternative to traditional "brick & mortar" training towers. Your Affordable Drill Tower will help your personnel be better prepared without depleting valuable resources you need to purchase other equipment. Make an investment in the safety and preparedness of your crew today!
Common Training:
- Ground Ladder Ops
- Aerial Ladder Ops
- Rappelling/Advanced Rope Rescue
- FDC/Standpipe Connections
- Fire Sprinkler Training
- Advancing Hose Lines
- Vertical Rope Rescue
- Confined Space Rescue
- Pump Ops
- Vertical Ventilation
- Window Bail-Out
- Through-the-Floor
- Below Grade Rescues
- Victim removal (windows, balconies, ladders, etc)
- Physical Ability Testing (PAT)
- Combat Challenge™ training
Safe:
The Affordable Drill Tower is an "Open-Air" design fire department steel training tower, meaning that there are no walls that can collect carcinogenic bi-products of combustion.
Adaptable enough to meet all your training needs.
Designed by firefighters, for firefighters,
this free-standing training tower and standpipe prop will provide safe, engineered solutions that are sure to fit within your budget.
See Everything:
Instructors and students have a clear view of instruction (and student mistakes) during training exercises. Unlike enclosed fire department training towers, the Affordable Drill Tower offers unlimited views to what is happening inside the drill tower.
Planning on Moving?:
Perfect, just give us a call, and our Installation Crew will dismantle and reassemble your Affordable Drill Tower to its new location. Relocating is the perfect time to add-on new options!
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
Fire Department Connection
Fire Department Connection
Fire Department Connection
The Affordable Drill Tower comes with a single, 2.5" NST Female "F.D.C."
Standpipe Valves
Fire Department Connection
Fire Department Connection
The Affordable Drill Tower has a 2.5" NST Standpipe Connection on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors.
Sprinkler Heads
Fire Department Connection
Sprinkler Heads
The Affordable Drill Tower has 2 Sprinkler Heads (1-Upright & 1-Pendant) on the 1st Floor. Both Sprinkler Heads are controlled by a single Control Valve.
Pressure Gauge
Design & Engineering
Sprinkler Heads
Affordable Drill Tower's Fire Protection System is complete with a Pressure Gauge, at the top of the Standpipe riser.
Use the Pressure Gauge to calculate Elevation Loss, Friction Loss, and Engine Pump Pressure.
Design & Engineering
Design & Engineering
Design & Engineering
Affordable Drill Tower's Fire Protection System was designed to be practical, effective, and realistic; and to allow Fire Fighters to train on what seems to be underutilized skills.
The Fire Protection System was designed, developed, engineered, tested in cooperation with American Fire Systems, Inc. specifically for Affordable Drill Towers.
Fabricated
Design & Engineering
Design & Engineering
Each Fire Protection System is fabricated specifically for Affordable Drill Towers.
The entire Fire Protection System is hydrostatically tested to 200 p.s.i., in accordance with N.F.P.A. 13 & 14.
BALCONY/INSTRUCTOR'S PLATFORM
Rescues, Hose Stretches & Ladder Ops
Instructor's Platform
Instructor's Platform
From the Balcony on the Affordable Drill Tower, practice removing conscious and unconscious victims, advancing hose lines, and ground ladder operations. Become familiar with transitioning from a ground ladder, onto the Balcony with tools and hose lines.
Instructor's Platform
Instructor's Platform
Instructor's Platform
Instructors, observers, and officers now have a place to stand, while either giving instruction, or observing fire fighters practicing drills on the Affordable Drill Tower.
Tried, Tested & True
Instructor's Platform
Tried, Tested & True
The Affordable Drill Tower Balcony/Instructor's Platform was designed, engineered, and tested to withstand the rigors of firefighting, and the dynamic loads imposed.
SEGMENTED FLOORS
Vertical Confined Space
Vertical Confined Space
Vertical Confined Space
With Affordable Drill Tower's "Segmented Floors" on the 1st & 2nd Floor, you can train on Vertical Rope Rescue
F.F. John Nance Drill
Vertical Confined Space
Vertical Confined Space
Here's an opportunity to practice the F.F. John Nance (Columbus, OH FD) Drill using the Affordable Drill Tower. The "Columbus Drill" has become part of the Firefighter Rescue/Saving Our Own Drills.
In the Columbus Drill, firefighters can simulate/practice lifting a trapped firefighter from a below grade area, such as a basement.
Removable Floor Panels
Vertical Confined Space
Removable Floor Panels
The Affordable Drill Tower comes with removable Floor Panels on the 1st & 2nd Floors.
Anchor Points
Anchor Points Everywhere!
Anchor Points Everywhere!
Anchor Points Everywhere!
There are literally Anchor Points for Rope Rescue throughout the entire Affordable Drill Tower!
Attach Your Hardware
Anchor Points Everywhere!
Anchor Points Everywhere!
When using one of the "Rings" on the Affordable Drill Tower as an Attachment Point," connect only hardware to the Rings.
THE EDGE OF THE RINGS CAN DAMAGE THE LIFE SAFETY ROPE - ONLY USE HARDWARE ON THE RINGS!!!
Tested
Anchor Points Everywhere!
Tested
The "Rings" of the Affordable Drill Tower have been 3rd Party Tested, in accordance with EN 12811, Part 3
- Single Axial Pull Test = 10,915lbs.
- Double Axial Pull Test = 9,645lbs.
- Double Horizontal Downward Test = 14,445lbs./64.2kN
TOWER SPECIFICATIONS
Overall Dimensions:
Overall Height: 38' 6" (+/-)
Overall Width: 13' 0" (center of legs)
Overall Length: 18' 0" (center of legs)
Height of Each Level (from Ground):
- 2nd Floor: 7' 9" (+/-)
- 3rd Level: 14' 4" (+/-)
- 4th Level: 20' 10" (+/-)
- 5th Level: 27' 5" (+/-)
- 6th Level: 34' 0" (+/-)
Weight: 13,375lbs (approx.)
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