Stupid Fire Hydrant Placement Firefighters must go through swamp to hook up.

[19ford96]

why the hell would they put it that far from the road?

the last thing you want to do is have to work on getting to a fire Hydrant and then getting back to put the fire out it's time you dont have...i would go to your town and vote on getting it closer to the road.

[capceo]

Doesnt really make a difference. The only real need for water to "protect" a section of divided highway is for car fires. A standard passenger vehicle fire can be easily handled with the booster tank from any engine, and would even suffice most larger vehicles. Worst comes to worst the chief can sound a tanker. In the event of a brush fire, you could simply throw a gate on the hydrant and connect whatever you need to right to the plug, assuming this is a decent hydrant.

[ishtech101]

we got enough hose to reach it if it comes to it, but yeah u do have a very good point.

[CTFD13]

have someone hightail it down the sidewalk, throw a rope across, and haul the supply line across using the rope, and hook in that way, idk about speed of it, but just a thought.

[dirkamus]

Is it true that JEA is resposible for running the water line to its current location, and if so will JFRD recemend its relocation closer to the road?

[FIREMANJAX]

I believe the responsibility lies on whomever approved the location when the road was first built several years ago. Perhaps that is why it is taking so long to fix it.

[dirkamus]

where eles could that hydrant be relocated?

[FIREMANJAX]

It could be relocated on the other side of the swamp, next to the road where a fire hydrant is supposed to go.