The popular, patented Water Winger No-Ladder Rooftop Wildfire Sprinkler along with our other innovative structure protection equipment, is proudly manufactured in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada.
Our Wildfire Equipment team is committed to developing and delivering premium, innovative structure protection solutions supported by knowledgeable customer service.
How it Began
The Water Winger was born from a moment of danger and frustration. As ash drifted in from a nearby wildfire, Bryan Coffey, the inventor of the Water Winger No-Ladder Rooftop Wildfire Sprinkler, found himself repeatedly climbing a long ladder up to a steep, two-story roof to try to connect hoses and secure garden sprinklers onto the metal peak where they would best soak the most ground around the cabin and the roof.
But many thoughts came as he was shimmying along that burning hot, steep, tin roof peak with tools, 2×4’s and sprinklers in tow, rushing and desperate on that scorching day in August to save his cabin. As the smoke thickened and the sky turned a dark orange grey, alone, high up on that roof, it became very clear that there has to be a better, safer, faster way to get proper sprinklers onto roof peaks to protect our homes from these ever increasing wildfires. Challenge accepted.
From Problem to Innovation
With input from wildfire-experienced homeowners, engineers, and firefighters, we developed and refined many prototypes until the design finally met our required standards of safety, efficiency and performance. Today, the popular Water Winger is in use across Canada and the United States, helping homeowners and professionals to safely protect more homes and properties each wildfire season.
Longer Wildfire Seasons
As wildfire seasons and situations evolve, we continue to innovate at our BC based facilities. We continue to expand our production capacity and broaden our product line. Our online store makes it easy to get the best structure protection for your situation. We carry fire hose, premium large-bore fittings, valves, splitters, and sprinklers necessary to build the best structure protection systems possible for the unique requirements of our customers. Our proprietary wildfire equipment is designed and manufactured in Canada.
Acknowledgements
We are deeply grateful to Jake Jacobson and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Structure Protection Crews for their guidance, feedback, and field testing throughout the development of the Water Winger. Hearing about their successes during the intense 2023 wildfire season—and the many homes protected—is incredibly rewarding.
We are sure you will find many situations where Water Wingers and our other innovative wildfire equipment will prove to be invaluable.
Bryan Coffey – General Manager – Wildfire Equipment.
Structure Protection Equipment Specialist
Certified BCWS S-100 & S-185
Basic Wildland Firefighting and Safety
Fire Entrapment Avoidance
The Water Winger® is patented.
Proudly made in Canada by Wildfire Equipment.
250-832-6695
Box 1156 Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada V1E 4P3