US Fire Pump vs Education Is KEY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
US Fire Pump
This app provides access to a comprehensive line of high-velocity and submersible fire pumps, along with supplemental fire equipment for municipal and industrial professionals. It also highlights the company's extensive emergency response team and global equipment fleet.
- High-velocity fire pumps
- Submersible pumps
- Supplemental fire equipment
- Emergency response team
- Global equipment fleet
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US Fire Pump is a collective of over 200 years of experience in design, manufacturing, marketing and purchasing. The company’s founder, Chris Ferrara, has been involved in the firefighting industry for more than 40 years. Chris started his career as a Fireman where he later used his skills learned and his innovative ideas to found Ferrara Fire Apparatus. Under Chris’ leadership over 6000 fire apparatus were built for customers across the Globe. Protecting the lives of the public and fire industry personnel while limiting property damage is the primary mission of US Fire Pump. US Fire Pump began with the idea to create a large volume fire pump which was lacking in the industry at the time. Chris Ferrara and a team of engineers began the development of our flagship product, the High Velocity Pump. This pump is the largest compliant, single impeller fire pump in the world. In addition, a complete line of submersible pumps for municipal or industrial applications were developed and made available. US Fire Pump also supplies of full complement of supplemental fire equipment needed for municipal and industrial fire professionals to effectively do the job. With US Fire Pump’s world class product offering, Chris was able to use the company’s platform to return to his first passion, firefighting. US Fire Pump has the largest Emergency Response team and equipment fleet globally. Understanding that no two incidents are alike, and that they can happen simultaneously, US Fire Pump has made a conscious investment in emergency response assets. US Fire Pump has been contracted and responded successfully to landfill fires, ship fires, rescue events, vapor suppression events, refinery and terminal fires as well as a wide array of other major emergency events. US Fire Pump’s products, services and employees have all been “PROVEN IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE”.
Education Is KEY
This tool provides firefighters with essential hose data and calculations, including friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. It also serves as a product catalog for hose specifications and helps locate local product experts.
- Friction loss calculator
- GPM and nozzle pressure reference
- Key Hose product catalog
- Local product expert finder
- Fire service interface
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Education Is KEY – Friction Loss Calculator & Hose Resource Tool Firefighting demands precision. The Education Is KEY app delivers it. Designed for firefighters, instructors, and procurement teams alike, this powerful tool puts essential hose data and calculations right in your pocket. From the fireground to the classroom, you can quickly and accurately calculate friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. But this app does more than math—it’s also a complete resource for Key Hose product specs, a searchable product catalog, and even a tool to help you find your local product expert. Key Features: • Easy-to-use friction loss calculator • Quick reference for GPM and nozzle pressure • Full Key Hose product catalog with specs and details • Instantly find your local product expert • Clean interface, built for real-world fire service use Whether you're flowing water or just flowing through training, Education Is KEY helps you work smarter, train better, and make confident, informed decisions. Train with it. Work with it. Rely on it. Because when knowledge matters most—Education Is KEY.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: US Fire Pump at 5.0 against Education Is KEY's 4.0. US Fire Pump also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
US Fire Pump holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, Education Is KEY every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | US Fire Pump | Education Is KEY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Fire Pump Company, LLC | KFH Industries, INC |
Customer experience
US Fire Pump
Education Is KEY
In-app purchases
US Fire Pump
No in-app purchases
Education Is KEY
No in-app purchases
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