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00700 <br /> 8 6 <br /> . . , v, <br /> Orralge County Planning Board <br /> rage 2 \ <br /> . . \' <br /> ,. <br /> Presently (and for the foreseeable future) there are no fire hydrants in \ <br /> our district. For fires requiring more water 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 and set up a water shuttle from the pond to the <br /> Eire scene. <br /> Me have only one large commercial structure in our district at present ... . _ <br /> (Adam and 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 Midwaycomplex. Me do not presently have <br /> the equipment to fight flammable liquid fires such as may occur at an <br /> airport, . <br /> Condi A <br /> tions of ...roval <br /> ya__, Ilp_ply, <br /> 1. An above-ground gravity-feed tank holding a minimum of 50,000 gallons. <br /> 7. 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 huilding is to be equipped with sprinklers. The sprinkler system <br /> is to be tied into the watersystem. In addition each building should <br /> have a conveniently placed hook--up where our truck can feed into the <br /> sprinkler system. <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 /> aval.labla for training purposes and water be available to us in the case <br /> of a fire call in that part of our district. <br /> ...a <br /> 6. Us understand that the Midway complex is to be developed in stages. Ve would <br /> require an adequate water delivery system beginninz with the earliest stage <br /> of consttuction. <br /> 7. A person on duty 24 hours a day (who otherwise acts as a nightwatchman, <br /> maintenance <br /> man, etc.) who can provide the following services: <br /> a. assist in firefighting (this person will therefore need fire training <br /> and could be a member of our company) ; <br /> , <br /> - . <br /> 8 . <br />