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    Hydrant

    Policy and

    Procedures

    By:

    Chief

    Tommy

    Thomas

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    II. PRELIMNARY PROCESS:

    o

    The Assistant

    Chief

    on B

    Shift

    or

    designee

    will

    provide

    a

    list

    of

    current

    hydrant

    listings

    with the correct

    hydrant numbers.

    o

    The Assistant Chiefor

    designee

    will

    work

    together

    as a

    team to assign

    hydrants to

    the

    different

    shifts

    and apparatus, assigning

    them by

    stations

    and corresponding

    response zones.

    o

    The hydrant assignment

    list will

    be

    submitted

    to

    the Assistant

    Chief

    for final

    approval.

    o

    The Assistant

    Chief

    on

    B

    Shift

    will

    notify

    the Water

    Division

    of

    the

    date

    that

    testing

    will begin

    and

    will be responsible

    for notifying the

    Water

    Division

    of

    any

    changes

    and sending the

    PIO information

    for a Press

    Release.

    .

    The

    list

    provided

    by B Shift

    Assistant Chiefwill

    be

    typed up

    and a database

    created to track

    the assigned

    hydrants, shifts,

    and assigned

    apparatus.

    o

    This

    will

    become

    the

    ofiicial

    list

    that

    will be

    printed

    out and

    used every

    time

    hydrants are tested.

    The list

    will

    only

    be

    changed

    if new hydrants

    have been

    added

    or

    if hydrants have been

    removed.

    .

    A

    copy

    ofhydrant

    assignments

    will

    be

    disseminated to the

    Chiefof

    Communications

    and

    the Water

    Division in the case

    that

    follow

    up on a specific

    hydrant needs to

    be conducted-

    III. FORMS:

    r

    There are

    four

    forms that

    will

    be

    used

    for

    checking

    hydrants, the

    hydrant work

    order

    fornr,

    hydrant

    flow

    correction form,

    and

    the hydrant testing

    form.

    Any

    updates

    or

    revisions will be

    provided

    by

    B

    Shift.

    o

    The hydraat testing

    form

    is

    to

    be completed

    every

    time

    tbat a

    hydrant

    is

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    o

    These

    numbers

    will

    stay

    with the

    hydrant and the

    hydrants

    history

    even

    if

    removed from the

    system.

    The corresponding

    number will

    not

    be

    reassigned

    to

    another hydrant.

    o

    If

    a

    hydrant is

    inoperable to the hydrant

    work

    order

    form should

    be

    completed

    and

    turned

    in

    to the District

    Chief. The description

    of

    the

    problem

    noted

    should be

    specific

    and

    immediately

    place

    an

    "Out

    of

    Service Ring"

    on

    the

    hydrant

    and

    call

    it

    in

    to

    Dispatch.

    o

    All

    forms

    must

    be

    turned

    in

    to the

    District

    Chief

    for

    review

    and

    signature

    denoting completion of

    the

    project

    and approval.

    The Assistant

    Chief or

    his

    designee

    will

    turn in all

    completed

    paperwork

    into

    the

    LCFD

    Recording

    Keeping

    Division. Date the

    form

    was

    received will

    be

    noted along

    with the signature

    of

    the

    receiver,

    copies

    will

    be sent

    to

    the Communications

    Chief as

    well as the

    Water

    Division for

    repairs.

    Note:

    Once

    GPS

    in

    servicg

    hydrant testing

    will

    be

    modifrcd.

    W

    .G.PoS

    Proced\

    forTesting

    h"

    Readings

    N@dd

    For

    Hydmnt

    Test

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    Lake

    Charles

    Fire

    Department

    GPS Unit

    Operational

    Guidelines

    1)Tum green on/offbutton on top ofGPS Uit

    2)Wat fOr GPS Unt to power up S_

    intialstalt up

    3)PresS the lower

    ht minus button to activate the GPS Uv

    s

    4)Allow TerraSync Sofhareto power up

    5)Allow GPS IINIT to synchronlze with Satellies(minilllum of 5 Satellites nlus

    be locked in before going to

    xt step)

    6)Open thetOplen STAU

    S drop down menu and selectthe DATA tab

    7)BOTTOM ofthe screen selectthe CREAY

    Button.(DO NOT CIIANGE

    AR InING IN TU

    S PAGE).

    8)Standing directly over the Ftte Hydrant select the red hydrant in the

    dle ofthe

    9)OnCe the topDt nashing bull's eye countsto 15 you can move awaythe

    hydrant

    10)Record all pertinent infomation to include Location ofHydrant(TmcL Si

    Hydrant out ofServiceD The 10cation ofhydrant is required

    ll)When an infB

    11lation has been imputed into the T

    ble devise Select DONE on

    the bottom ofthe screen

    12)Go to next hydrant follow steps 5 thru ll.Unti all bydrants are done for th

    day.

    13)On caCh Wednesday all GPS Units will be tumed in to the Tramng Diion to be

    downloaded

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    acknowledgment

    of

    this

    Policy

    will

    be

    for

    each person

    to

    acknowledge:

    o

    All

    testing

    will be

    recordd on

    GPS and

    paper.

    o

    Each member

    has

    read

    the

    policy

    and

    procedure

    and

    understands.

    .

    Any

    person

    who

    does

    not understand

    any

    part

    has the opportuaity

    of

    discussion

    thoiisue

    with

    their

    immediate

    supervisor.

    Supervisor

    will address

    issue up chain.

    The acknowledgment

    ofthis

    Policy

    will

    be

    for

    each

    person

    to acknowledge.

    o

    Captains

    working

    over

    must check

    10 hydrants

    per

    shift

    o

    Work

    orders

    will be

    turned

    in with completed

    hydrants

    and

    all

    hydrants

    with

    problems.

    X.

    EFFECTIVE

    DATE

    This

    policy

    is effective

    Approved.

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    ITYDRANT

    WORK

    ORDER

    FORM

    Please

    print

    legibly

    Date: / /

    Hydrant Number:

    Location:

    Name:

    DC:

    Apparatus:

    Shift:

    Problerns

    Noted:

    Was

    the hydrant

    able

    to

    be

    repaired? If

    YES, what

    actions were

    taken?

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    Note: 2.5

    :

    2

    Y,

    rnch connection

    4.5:5inchconnection

    HYDRANT TESTING FORM

    Dateof

    Test:

    I

    Name: Apparatus: Shift:

    DG:

    Number Location Flushinq

    Drain

    Static

    Residual Flow GPM Color

    Q

    4.5

    Manufacturer

    Gomments

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

    ALMO

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    Number

    Location

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    Additional

    Commsnts:

    SEiature

    of firefigttter

    completing torm:

    Oate Tufirod

    lnl

    Rev sedin Ap

    2013

    By:Chief Tommy Thomas