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FDC Consideration in Multi-Family Buildings
July 20, 2019 | buildling construction, fire codes, fire sprinklers, hydrants | dc802 | No Comments
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  Do you know the details of your buildings? This shows an FDC, but do you know what it supplies and where? A few things on apartment/multi-family buildings. Get inside and see what you have. In this building, the only portions that are sprinklered is the mechanical and storage areas. None in the hallway and […]

Legacy Pump Operator Training
February 23, 2011 | fun stuff, hydrants, inspections, situational awareness, size up, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | No Comments

I came across these videos and found them to be very interesting. In some cases, not much has changed for us today.  Of course, in other aspects things have changed. I love the old trucks and the narration. Oh, also watch how they deal with the car in front of the hydrant.

What Hydrant?
November 20, 2010 | buildling construction, fire codes, fire sprinklers, fire-prevention-education, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, hydrants, inspections, situational awareness | dc802 | 3 Comments
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Do any of you have a policy on cleaning up around hidden hydrants? Who paints them and what color scheme do you use? Are they identified by size or gallons per minute? Do you share that information with your mutual aid companies