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00726 <br /> oran,.. County Planning Board <br /> . . \ <br /> Page 2 <br /> . . <br /> Presently (and for the foreseeable future) there are no fire hydrants in <br /> our district. For fires requiring more viter than we carry on our trucks, <br /> we must rely on ponds. The standard procedure is to call in mutual aid <br /> from a neighboring district an set up a water shuttle from the pond to the <br /> fire scene. , . <br /> li <br /> tle have only one large commercial structure in our district at present <br /> (Adam aad Eve). Our experience and training presently do not prepare us <br /> to fight a large structure fire which may involve hazardous materials such <br /> as may be stored in the proposed Midway 'complex. We do not presently have <br /> the equipment to fight flammable liquid fires such as may occur at an <br /> airport. <br /> Conditions of A. royal <br /> .C1 -..r2122---Y' l - <br /> 1,. An abovp7ground gravity—feed tank holding a minimum of 50,000 gallons. <br /> . . <br /> 2. A system of fire hydrants positioned so that no building is over 400 <br /> feet from a hydrant. Each hydrant must be capable of flowing water <br /> at 1000 gpm at 20 psi. Underground pipes must be sized so that it will <br /> be possible to obtain 1000 gpm from neighboring hydrants simultaneously. <br /> 3. Each building is to be equipped with sprinklers. The sprinkler system <br /> is to be tied into the water system. In addition each building should <br /> have a conveniently placed hook—up where our truck can feed into the <br /> sprinkler system_ <br /> . ' . <br /> 4. We may also wish, on further investigation, to require a stand—by pump <br /> to provide additional pressure to the entire system (in case of a severe <br /> presSure drop during a fire) . <br /> 5. It would be desirable if the hydrant nearest highway 54 could be made <br /> uve.ilabla for training purposes and water be available to us in the case <br /> of a fire call in that part of our district: <br /> -.3 <br /> 6. We understand that the Midway complex is to be developed in stages. Me would <br /> require an adequate water delivery system beginning frith the earliest stage <br /> of construction. <br /> 7. A person on duty 24 hours a day (who otherwise acts as a nightwatchman, <br /> maintenance man; etc.) who can provide the following services: <br /> . . <br /> a. assist in firefighting (this person will therefore need fire training <br /> and could be a member of our company); <br /> .. , <br /> . . <br /> 7— <br />