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[Fire Hydrants - Keeping Emergency Response Flowing ]
LIKELY DRIVE BY THEM EVERY DAY, BUT CHANCES ARE YOU RARELY PAY ATTENTION TO THEM OR THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.PLANO HAS 16,800 FIRE HYDRANTS.
CITY CREWS AND CONTRACTORS TEST EACH ONE YEARLY TO ENSURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
WE DO BASIC FLOW CHECK, WE MAINTAIN AND GREASE CAPS, MAKE SURE THE HYDRANT SHUTS DOWN PROPERLY.
HYDRANT REPAIR CREWS FIX ANY ISSUES.
THERE ARE USUALLY ABOUT 150 HYDRANTS OUT OF SERVICE, AND NO TWO ADJACENT HYDRANTS ARE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN FIREFIGHTERS SHOW UP, THEY PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE COLOR OF THE HYDRANT, WHICH LETS THEM KNOW THE SIZE OF THE WATER MAIN.
THE HYDRANT IS CONNECTED TO SILVER, REPRESENTS A SIX INCH LINE.
BLUE IS FOR EIGHT INCH LINES, AND YELLOW IS FOR WATER MAINS.
10 INCHES OR LARGER RED TAGS ARE PLACED ON HYDRANTS THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE.
IT GIVES US A GENERAL IDEA OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE ON A GOOD LINE, WE'RE WE'VE GOT A GOOD SUPPLY OF WATER, OR MAYBE WE'RE AT THE END OF A LINE, UH, AND WE'VE GOT A SMALLER SUPPLY OF WATER.
THE HYDRANTS ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY.
OUR BOTTOM LINE IS PROTECTING YOU, YOUR LOVED ONES, AND YOUR PROPERTY.
YET ANOTHER REASON WHY PLANO IS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.