RigTest

For fire apparatus testing companies

Fire apparatus pump testing and aerial ladder testing records, in one place

RigTest is a test records app for fire apparatus testing companies that keeps every department's pumpers and aerials, when each annual pump test, aerial test and 5-year NDT is due, what each truck scored, and which repairs are still open.

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Pump operator's panel on a fire engine: rows of discharge pressure gauges above the valve handles
Photo by Jay Heike on Unsplash
Due board, October2 departments · 4 tests
  • Engine 2 · Millbrook FDAnnual pump test9 days overdue
  • Ladder 1 · Millbrook FDAerial NDT (5-year)Due Oct 22
  • Quint 4 · Harlan Twp FireAnnual aerial testDue Oct 27
  • Tanker 9 · Harlan Twp FireAnnual pump testDue Oct 30

One truck, one year

Where the paper pump test form loses track

You test the same departments every year. Between one test day and the next, this is where records go missing:

  1. 1

    Planning the route

    Which departments are due next month, and which of their trucks? On paper that means digging through last year's folder, department by department.

  2. 2

    Test day at the station

    Flow at 150, 200 and 250 psi, engine RPM, vacuum, gauges, relief valve; load test and cylinder drift on the aerial. Each tester fills the form a little differently.

  3. 3

    The failed items

    A gauge reads 20 psi low, the relief valve won't hold, a weld shows a crack. It's written on the form, and then nobody tracks whether the department fixed it.

  4. 4

    The retest

    You come back to retest and need to know exactly what failed, what the department says it fixed, and what last year's numbers were.

  5. 5

    The call for a copy

    Before an ISO rating visit or a grant application, the chief calls: they lost the report you handed them. You go looking for it.

The records

Every pump test and aerial test, kept on the truck it belongs to

Millbrook FD · Engine 2 · 2016 Pierce, 1,500 GPM

Fire truck pump testing records

Log GPM at 150, 200 and 250 psi, engine RPM, tank-to-pump flow, and pass or fail on the vacuum test, gauges and relief valve, from a phone at the station. Last year's numbers are right under this year's.

Net pressureThis yearLast year
150 psi1,512 GPM1,498 GPM
200 psi1,060 GPM1,041 GPM
250 psi763 GPM757 GPM

Vacuum: passGauges: failRelief valve: pass

Millbrook FD · Ladder 1 · 100 ft rear-mount

Aerial ladder testing results

Annual, 5-year NDT and after-repair aerial tests: load test, cylinder drift, hydraulic system and structural visual, each pass or fail, with notes.

Load test
Pass
Cylinder drift
Pass
Hydraulic system
Pass
Structural visual
Pass

5-year NDT passed Oct 3, 2026 · next NDT due Oct 3, 2031

Fire department aerial ladder truck with its ladder bedded, parked on a city street
Photo by Cristian Ceoroiu on Unsplash

Between test days

What keeps next year's route easy

Due board across every department
Pump tests, aerial tests and NDTs that are overdue or due this month, filtered by department or test, and exported for route planning.
Repairs that wait for the retest
Every check marked Fail becomes an open repair with a severity. The department marks it fixed; your tester marks the retest passed.
A test report per truck
Print a clean report with your company name: the truck, its ratings, every pump and aerial test, and open repairs. Hand it to the chief or send it before an ISO visit.
A portal for each chief
On the Shop plan, invite a department's chief or apparatus officer. They see only their own trucks, test reports and open repairs, and can mark a repair fixed.

Logins

The office plans the route, testers log at the station, chiefs see their own trucks

Owner

Departments, trucks, every record, the team and billing.

Office staff

Keep departments and due dates current, correct typos in a test record, chase open repairs, export the due list.

Testers

Find the truck, log the pump or aerial test on a phone, add a truck found on site, mark a retest passed.

Department chiefs

Read-only: their own trucks, test reports and open repairs. They can mark a repair fixed.

Plans

One price for the testing company, not per truck

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Pay yearly and get two months free.

From testing companies

Pump and aerial testing questions

What are the fire truck pump testing requirements?

NFPA 1911, now folded into NFPA 1910, calls for an annual pump service test on every fire pump, with aerial devices tested every year and given nondestructive testing at a longer interval, commonly every five years. Check the current edition and the manufacturer for the exact procedure. RigTest keeps the dates and results; it doesn't replace the standard.

Is there an NFPA 1911 annual pump test form in RigTest?

The pump test entry covers the usual annual pump test form items: flow at 150, 200 and 250 psi, engine RPM, tank-to-pump flow, and the vacuum, gauge and relief valve checks, plus notes. It's stored per truck, so you can compare it year to year and print it as a report.

How does aerial ladder testing fit in?

Ladders, quints and platforms get an aerial test line on the due board next to the pump test. Log annual, 5-year NDT or after-repair tests with the load test, cylinder drift, hydraulics and structural checks. A passed NDT moves the next NDT five years out.

We keep departments and trucks in a spreadsheet. Can we bring it in?

Yes. Save it as CSV with columns like Department, City, Unit, Type, Make, Year, Pump GPM, Aerial ft and Next pump test, and import it on the Trucks page. Departments are matched by name and trucks by unit number, so importing the same sheet twice adds nothing.

Can my testers log tests on a phone?

Yes. The test forms are plain web forms that work on a phone or tablet at the station and save when you tap Save. On the Crew plan each tester has their own login, sees every truck and its history, and can edit only the tests they logged.

Can a fire department see its own trucks?

On the Shop plan, invite the chief or apparatus officer as a Department Contact and link them to their department. They get a read-only view of their trucks, due dates, test reports and open repairs, and can mark a repair fixed.

Is this fleet maintenance software?

No. RigTest doesn't track fuel, work orders or parts. It's the test record a testing company keeps across many departments: what's due, what it scored, and what still needs fixing before the retest.

Updated October 10, 2026