Pipco Donates Standpipe Trainer to Peoria Fire
Peoria Industrial Piping Company gave the Peoria Fire Department a $10,000 portable standpipe system used to train recruits.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Philanthropy
Peoria Industrial Piping Company, known as PIPCO, donated a $10,000 portable standpipe training system to the Peoria Fire Department. The Peoria Fire Training Academy has begun training recruits on the equipment, which will be used in every academy class.
Why it matters
Standpipe systems are common in high-rise buildings, warehouses and apartment buildings, and hands-on practice helps recruits understand how water reaches upper floors during a fire. The donation gives Peoria firefighter recruits a dedicated tool to learn hose sizes and system components before responding to real incidents.
The donated portable standpipe system is valued at $10,000 and will serve about 18 recruits per academy class. Nearly 184 firefighters are expected to train with it over the next six months, though the source does not address future equipment purchases.
The players
Peoria Industrial Piping Company (PIPCO)
A Peoria-area industrial piping firm that donated the standpipe training system to the local fire department.
Peoria Fire Department
The municipal fire agency serving Peoria, which operates the Peoria Fire Training Academy that will use the donated equipment.
The details
A standpipe system delivers water for hose connections and, in combined systems, automatic sprinklers. The portable unit lets recruits practice with different hose sizes and see each component up close, which the academy says reinforces why every detail matters.
Timeline
Recently, the Peoria Fire Training Academy conducted its first training session on the donated system.
Over the next six months, nearly 184 firefighters are expected to train with the equipment.
Roadmap
Standpipe systems in high-rise and commercial buildings are governed by NFPA 14, which sets the design and installation standards firefighters must understand on arrival. Hands-on training with portable units like the one donated to Peoria reflects a broader push to make recruits familiar with those standards before they face real incidents.
Peoria residents in buildings with standpipe systems benefit from a fire department whose recruits now practice on the same kind of equipment they will encounter. The donation adds training capacity without any direct cost to the city's budget as described in the source.
The takeaway
Community partnerships like this one can give firefighters practical tools that sharpen skills before emergencies occur. Residents can support similar efforts by backing local fire academies and the businesses that sponsor them.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by 25newsnow.
