Special Supply Method Gets Credit for Extra Hydrants
Rural/Metro Fire Department of Scottsdale, Ariz., was able to prove a point of water supply during a rating visit by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). In turn, the community received credit for 160 more hydrants than it actually had.
Credit for the “phantom” hydrants was achieved by using 4-inch fire hose, a “portable hydrant” and a special pumper with a drop-off pump. The fire department demonstrated that it was possible to deliver adequate water at a distance twice as great as implied by normal fire hydrant spacing in residential areas of required 1000-gpm fire flows.
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