Hydrant Maintenance Chap3 ADD2 Flashcards
Spring hydrant inspection period is from?
2.1.1
March 1 through June 1
Fall hydrant inspection is from
2.1.2
September 1 through December 1
What hours are hydrant inspections performed between?
2.1.3
0930-1700
DEP supplies FDNY with caps. Units will obtain these caps through their? 2.3.2.
Division
Defective hydrants are reported to —- through the Hansen hydrant Application.
2.4.1
DEP
Hydrants that require a cap are considered defective hydrants? 2.4.1.
Yes
Does the Hansen Hydrant system have the capability to record frozen hydrants for transmittal to the responsible FDNY Thawing apparatus. 2.4.2
Yes
T/F
When the hydrant is not in the companies administrative area, the officers should ensure the administrative company is notified of the defect and cause a WHITE disc to be placed on the hydrant only if it is unserviceable. 2.5.1.
True
What is the purpose of a white hydrant discs and what sizes are they placed on? 2.6.1.
Unserviceable hydrants
4 1/2 and 2 1/2
When do you use a yellow hydrant disc? And on what sizes? 2.6.2.
Frozen hydrants
4 1/2 and 2 1/2
When do you use a blue disc? 2.6.2
Sprinkler and standpipe systems.
They are not used on hydrants.
If a hydrant is still found to be defective or repair work is unsatisfactory, utilize the Hansen hydrant application to report the defect given specific instructions in the ——— section. 2.7.2.
Comments section
You will receive a receipt from DEP about the Repair ticket.
Priority hydrants. T/F
1- Only 2 hydrants on the block.
2- vital to the protection of high profile locations or critical infrastructure locations.
3- if two adjacent hydrants in a block are both out of service. They are both priority hydrants.
2.8.1
1-False only hydrant on the block
2-True
3-True
To request a spray cap you have to be at least— years old. 3.3.
NEW
18
When requesting a spray cap, there are two forms that need to be filled out ?
3.3
1– REQUIRE that a Request For Spray Caps form is completed, which can be found on the Internet under FD forms.
2- PROVIDE a copy of the Spray Cap Permit/Instruction sheet, which is also for under FD forms.
Officer on duty reviews forms and notifies applicant when the hydrant will be turned on.
The officer on duty should schedule the unit to turn off the Hydrant during the ——and ———.
3.3.5.
6X
Remove the spray cap
Spray caps shall not be placed on hydrants that have mains larger than? 3.3.6.
Larger than 20 inches.
Do not put spray caps on which color hydrants? 3.3.6.
Red or yellow
T/F
Spray caps shall not be placed on hydrants that are on two-way streets, near intersections, on bus routes, or on access routes to main traffic arteries. 3.3.6
True
What are the hours that spray caps maybe used from? 3.3.7.
1000 hours until 2100
Annual hydrant pressure reading is done in which month?
Who does it? 4.1
May
Engine and squad companies
Annual hydrant pressure reading. Readings for each calendar day Sunday to Saturday inclusive. They’ll be taken during which hours and recorded where?
4.1
1000
1300
1600
1900
2200
Hydrant Pressure Chart
PS this chart is posted in Housewatch AREA
