Fire hydrants can be pressurized or not. They are connection points by which firefighters can tap into a water supply and are a component of active fire protection. This free Fire-Hydrant-Finder app helps you to locate fire hydrants near you or anywhere in the world. Download the free app now to your iPhone or iPad! Adding your commercial fire hydrant or business to OpenStreetMap makes it available to millions of users of great apps, websites, navigation systems and other helpful products.
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If the output from a hydrant needs to be controlled. It is possible to install a valve between the hydrant and the hose. A firefighter working with a hydrant should always use the right personal protective equipment PPE which should include gloves and a helmet with some form of face shielding.
Sadly, there is no uniform standard for fire hydrants that applies globally, and even within countries they can look pretty different. There is a current, sort of standard, in the United States which is recommended by both the NFPA and AWWA , which says that ideally, a hydrant should be a chrome yellow color so that they can be easily seen and then identified.
In addition to this, they should have a nozzle and cap color which identifies their potential flow. Flow is measured in gallons per minute gpm. Here is a chart showing the different US hydrant flow rates and colors :. There are other much more complex color coding schemes to be found in the rest of the world. In Ottawa in Canada, for example, they use specific colors to identify specific defects with a hydrant as well as flow measures.
Some places make a distinction between potable and non-potable water supplies. To make matters more complicated, some places just like their hydrants to look pretty and the complex design of a hydrant can actually interfere with its practicality. In some nations such as much of the EU hydrants are all below ground and need to be connected to with a riser.
In Japan, they use an underground system but with very ornately designed covers. In East Asia and Eastern Europe, there are often two kinds of hydrant that you can find. One will be in the ground rather like in Western Europe but the other will be inside the structure and installed in the wall.
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