About Us
A Back-yard invention by a high school science teacher in Southern California rises to National Acclaim, And Saves Homes
Read the origin story of Brushfire Battle Systems and learn why we started our family business and what keeps motivated to help fire crews and homeowners in Wildland Urban Interfaces defend their property from ember storms and spot fires.
In the wake of the devestating Palisades Wildefire in Southern California in 2024, our small business invention made headlines when one of our customers credited our pool-pump wildfire defense system for saving his home. Read more about Brushfire Battle Systems In the News
Founded on A Vision
Brushfire Battle Systems LLC was established in 2019 by David Whitman, an Environmental Science teacher at a high school in Southern California. Born and raised in there, Mr. Whitman as his students call him, has witnessed the changing climate first hand. During his 15 years (and counting) as a science teacher, he has tracked and monitored the changing rainfall patterns, bark beetle ravaged forests, declining snow packs in the Colorado river watershed and Sierra Nevada as part of his curriculum and study. The drought maps show to be getting redder all the time.
When the Paradise Fire, burned the California mountain town to the ground in November 2018, Mr. Whitman organized a fundraiser at his home to help the victims of the fire. He raised over $1,000 for the relief effort. At the same time, David starting researching how homeowners could better defend their homes from a quickly approaching wildfire. During this research, he kept running across burned down homes with full swimming pools filled with ash. Why, he questioned, couldn’t that water be put to use to protect the home, even if no one was home?
Born from Ingenuity
Additional research into the swimming pool fire pump industry led Mr. Whitman to decide to engineer his own system, different than any other pump system on the market. The final product was Fire Engine 1.0. Based on a powerful Honda motor with a high pressure AND high volume pump; it moves water! The output is an actual fire hydrant thread. David realized that most of the pumps on the market all had one simple fire hose output. He attached a fire department grade valve called a wye to the pump, creating an industry leading two hose output. This system is like having your own fire hydrant in your backyard.
Another problem that he wanted to address was evacuation orders. How can you operate multiple fire hoses if you were asked to evacuate? To solve this problem, David built his fire sprinkler line. Capable of delivering over 90 gallons a minute out 200 feet in diameter, the large water fire sprinkler is like a Cal-Fire helicopter dropping water on your property every 10 minutes. As seen in the pictures below, David did testing of multiple water cannons and discovered that with the proper nozzles installed, he could operate 3 water cannons at the same time! As the Forestville installation demonstrates, with proper placement, water cannons can provide an effective wall of water and increase local relative humidity around the home and property.
See How Our Systems Work
Demonstration and instruction videos from properties around California and the U.S.
Igniting an Industry
Every system is hand assembled and personally delivered by David or shipped to you using the best freight companies. Quality equipment and supplies is a priority for him. He stocks finished pumps, over 2000 feet of fire hose, and all of the related supplies for delivery or will call in the greater Southern California area. He will provide training to the homeowner on the set-up, operation and maintenance of the system.
Brushfire Battle Systems is one of a couple pool fire pump vendors in California. David knows the competition and believes he has one of the best systems on the market. He’s done the research for you. Email or call him. You will have peace of mind knowing you are working with a company that truly cares about every customer and their need to protect their biggest assets
Shop By Collection
Defense Systems
Shop our fully configured systems, available with gas, propane, or electric power.
Nozzles
Select from a variety of nozzle types and put your Brushfire Battle System to work.
Hoses
Extend your system with additional hoses made from the highest quality materials on the market.
Sprinklers
When we deliver, it’s not just a finished product—it’s a solution you can trust, backed by real care and effort.
“My Mom and I both purchased a system from David and feel a bit better and safer especially as we are both in high fire areas and mom lost her home in 2018 Woolsey Fire. I highly recommend giving David a call for a consultation. You will not regret it!”
- E. Lenders, Malibu California