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  2. Fire hydrant - Wikipedia

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    A fire hydrant, fireplug, [1] firecock (archaic), [2] hydrant riser or Johnny Pump [3] [better source needed] is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection .

  3. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

  4. Mueller Co. - Wikipedia

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    Mueller Co. is a Chattanooga, Tennessee based industrial manufacturing group that manufactures fire hydrants, gate valves, and other water distribution products.Mueller Co. which moved to Chattanooga from Decatur, Illinois in 2010, is the largest supplier of potable water distribution products in North America. [2]

  5. California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry ...

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    Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if ...

  6. 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.

  7. All in, the cost of the home’s personal fire hydrant is about $100,000, Owens told CNN. That includes the installation cost and a one-time $35,000 fee to the municipal water company for access.

  8. American Cast Iron Pipe Company - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the 1960s, American would continue to diversify, adding its valves and hydrants product line and gaskets. In the early 1980s American expanded its steel pipe business and acquired Waterous Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, to add fire pumps to its product line and increase market share in valves and hydrants.

  9. Inside L.A.'s desperate battle for water as the Palisades ...

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    When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's operations chief explains the decisions as the fire spread.