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  2. For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in ...

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    In Los Angeles County, private hydrants must be painted red to distinguish them from yellow public hydrants, and the 2023 city of Los Angeles fire code stipulates that a “specific action or ...

  3. Rich Californians in fire-prone areas are paying up to $150K ...

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    However, one of the hottest amenities these days is a personal fire hydrant. According to The Wall Street Journal , some homeowners are paying as much as $150,000 for the privilege.

  4. Property rights (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Private property access, use, exclusion and management are controlled by the private owner or a group of legal owners. [9] This is sometimes used interchangeably with private good. [17] An example would be a cellphone as it only one person may use it, making it rivalrous, and it has to be purchased, which makes it excludable.

  5. Private property - Wikipedia

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    Private property is a legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities. [1] Private property is distinguishable from public property, which is owned by a state entity, and from collective or cooperative property, which is owned by one or more non-governmental entities. [2]

  6. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...

  7. Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Wikipedia

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    The Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 is a bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring that all new fire hydrants in the United States be lead-free beginning in 2014. The bill was passed by the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress .

  8. Guide to homeowners insurance - AOL

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    Fire: Unless a fire was started intentionally in your home, damage will most likely be covered by your home insurance policy. Homeowners in areas with significant wildfire threat may see higher ...

  9. Water distribution system - Wikipedia

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    An example of a water distribution system: a pumping station, a water tower, water mains, fire hydrants, and service lines [1] [2]. A water distribution system is a part of water supply network with components that carry potable water from a centralized treatment plant or wells to consumers to satisfy residential, commercial, industrial and fire fighting requirements.