FIRE: “It's the largest single cause of property loss in the United States. In the last decade, fires have caused direct losses of more than $120 billion and countless billions more in related costs.”
(Source: http://www.iso.com/studies_analyses/ppc_program/)
Carmel-by-the-Sea
City Council
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
V. Announcements from Closed Session, from City Council Members and the City Administrator.
A. Announcements from City Administrator.
• Receive Fire Hydrant Report
SUMMARY of Fire Chief Andrew Miller’s Remarks:
Update on the current situation on the Fire Hydrant issue in the City of Carmel.
“Good news...out of all the hydrants, approximately half of them, we’re looking at starting work right away and hopefully getting those resolved within the next 6 months.”
“Cal-Am has been very responsive…we have a plan, we have our priorities set, we have contingency plans...”
Series of Public Service Announcements planned; The Carmel Pine Cone and press releases to The Herald and other publications and ads to update the community on progress.
Of 29 fire hydrants, Fire Chief Miller plans to have approximately 15 fire hydrants back in service by June 2007. Of the other 14 fire hydrants, there are 2 issues; hydrant relocation and main replacement. Hydrant relocation involves relocating fire hydrants from 4” mains to 8” mains or above. Main replacement is “very expensive” and he stated “we’re still working with Cal-Am to determine how those are going to be replaced and how it’s going to be paid for.”
Earlier, Mayor Sue McCloud stated in her Annual Report, of the 210 total fire hydrants, “many had not been flow tested for over 20 years and thanks to Chief Miller’s professionalism, testing has now caught up and as a result 29 have insufficient fire flow capability. The department is working with Cal-Am, who owns the water mains and the hydrants, to prioritize upgrades or replacements of the hydrants and water mains whose clogged 4” galvanized pipes were installed in the 1930s.”
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