The Sweetwater Authority water district will consider a more thorough inspection of its fire hydrants and fire suppression infrastructure.
The Sweetwater Authority water district will consider a more thorough inspection of its fire hydrants and fire suppression infrastructure in the wake of the failures during the fire storms in“People don't think about these fire hydrants very much,” said Steve Castaneda, a governing board member for the Sweetwater Authority.The water utility manages roughly 4,000 hydrants between Chula Vista , National City and surrounding communities. By comparison, the city of San Diego has 26,000.
An engineer explained to NBC 7's Alexis Rivas how the placement of homes — like those in the Pacific Palisades — can impact water pressure in hydrants. However, he said there is no fire hydrant system in the nation designed for what happened last week.Castaneda thought about those hydrants while watching coverage of the L.A. wildfires. At one point, so many fire hydrants were being used, the system lost water pressure.
A city of San Diego spokesman said, “As more information becomes available, we will take lessons learned from these fires in Los Angeles to inform our preparations and emergency planning going forward.”
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