New Super Pumper Coming To Gloucester County

January 8, 2007

New Jersey – The system is designed especially to combat large petrochemical flammable liquid fires and for any large major disasters that would need a large supply of water. The Super Pumper called the Neptune. The pumper is capable of pumping 5,000 gallons of water per minute over a distance of one mile. It will be pumped through a twelve inch diameter flexible above ground Fire hose.

The State of New Jersey through The Homeland Security & Preparedness has purchased three such units, one for North Jersey, Central Jersey and South Jersey. At a recent demonstration along the Delaware River in West Deptford Township was attended by local fire chiefs and various State officials and witnessed a spectacular show of water power.

For many it was the first time they had ever seen 12 inch diameter fire hose with a large manifold capable of also supplying six pumpers with 5 inch hose and still capable of throwing a large stream of water over a city block long.

The Super Pumper system that will be coming to South Jersey will consist of a Neptune pump module capable of delivering 5,000 gallons per minute (gpm) of water over a distance of one mile and a vehicle to deploy the pump module. One mile of 12 inch diameter flexible above ground fire hose and a vehicle to transport the hose.

An Iron man Water firefighting foam nozzle capable of handling 5,000 to 10,000 gpm. A 4,000 gallon foam tanker and Six –1,000 gpm water foam nozzles.

At a cost of $1.4 million dollars. Delivery should be made some time in mid 2007. The system can also be used to pump potable water up to a mile when regular water supplies are not available. In addition, it can be used as a flood mitigation system to pump out large volumes of floodwater.

Written and photos by Bob Bartosz

Fridberg (Foster) Sophie Diane

On January 7, 2007. (nee Mathis) Age 62. Of Gloucester City. Formerly of West Deptford and Pitman.
Loving husband and best friend of 15 years to Harry A. Friberg, Jr. Devoted mother of Mike S. Foster (Debbie Shannon) of West Deptford, Steven L. Foster (Angel) of Egg Harbor City, Brenda Diane Foster of Gloucester City, Brian J. Foster (Jennifer) of West Deptford and Julie A.Foster (Herb) of Clementon. Dear Sister of Anita Matlack (late Charles) of Florida, Helen Harper of North Carolina. Loving grandmother of Jeremy, Chelsea, Alvin, Brandon, Brett, Justin and Amanda. Beloved sister-in-law of Lois Dobos of Florida, Janet Mase of Sicklerville and Ginny Mowery of Holidaysburg, PA.
Sophie was a graduate of Pitman High School in 1961. She was part of a close knit group of women who still keep in contact today that are known as the \’Herd\’. She was an accomplished musician who played the accordion and played for the \’M-Tones\’ on the steel pier in Atlantic City. Sophie was an established country western musician and loved a variety of music from Elvis Presley to Ted Nugent. She also enjoyed spending her summers with her grandchildren in Wildwood. Sophie was a devoted volunteer for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk every year on Mother\’s Day in Philadelphia with her family.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited her visitation on Saturday from 1:00 to 1:30 pm at the Westville United Methodist Church: Broadway and New Streets, Westville. Pastor Gary Brennan will officiate a memorial service at 1:30 pm in the church. Cremation will be private at the request of the family. There will be no evening visitation. Please no flowers for the visitation. Family requests that memorial donations be made in Sophie Diane\’s memory to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, Texas, 75244. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Sophie Diane Friberg. Please write in the memo of the check: Sophie Diane Friberg. Funeral Arrangements and Inquires may be made through:

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