FOI / 3879 / 2018 - Water pressure from fire hydrants

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does not hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Initial Request:

Details, dates and locations, of all fire incidents (in 2016, 2017 and 2018) where your crews attending mentioned (verbal or written) that they experienced issues with low, or no, water pressure from the fire hydrant that was located closest to the fire.

Details, dates and locations, of all fire incidents (in 2016, 2017 and 2018) where your crews attending mentioned (verbal or written) that they tapped into an alternative fire hydrant located further away, because the fire hydrant closest to the fire site was not able to supply the required volume of water at the required pressure.

For any incidents listed above, please supply any notes on the incident and also the approximate distance between the fire location and:

1) The closest fire hydrant that was not usable and;

2) The fire hydrant with adequate water pressure that the crews tapped into.

Final Response:

It is impossible to say if crews verbally made reference to low, or no, water pressure from the fire hydrant that was located closest to the fire or that they tapped into an alternative fire hydrant located further away due to water pressure.

We have searched our Incident Recording System under the terms Hydrant and Pressure or Low Water, and the attached incidents in the Excel spreadsheet where found for 2016, 2017 and 2018.