AL Firefighters Find No Water in Hydrant Next to Burning Home

Firefighters responding to a Wilmer (AL) mobile home fire were hampered by a lack of water in a nearby hydrant.

The occupant, a volunteer firefighter, nearly lost everything in the fire, according to a report from WPMI (http://bit.ly/WDyjZV).

“On a trailer, normally you can save them,” Wilmer Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Cooper said. “Sometimes you can’t, they just go up so quick.” He told reporters that he was compiling a list of hydrants in the area with the same issue.

For more details on this incident, visit http://bit.ly/WDyjZV.

There are a number of considerations for firefighters trying to establish a water supply for firefighting operations. For more on these issues, consider Dry Hydrants and Static Water Supplies, How to Ensure Your Water Supply, WATER SUPPLY PREINCIDENT INTELLIGENCE, and HOW RELIABLE ARE PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS?.

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