At Midwest Fire Hydrant one of the most frequently asked questions of our fire hydrant engineers is, "How many fire hydrants do you guys maintenance, repair or replace every year?" The shot answer is, "A LOT!" The long answer is a bit more complicated.
There are many factors that effect the longevity of fire hydrants. Here are a few...
Our fire hydrant engineers have maintained, repaired and replaced hundreds of makes and models throughout their experience. Throughout the years there have been many attempts to add up the total number of hydrants worked on by our engineers of worked on and the conversation usually ends in frustration because someone loses count!
Another question we have come across is, "How many fire hydrants are in America?" Someone in our office recently found an article by Verisk Analytics, a company specializing in risk assessment and risk analytics. One of their subsidiaries (ISO) maintains the only national fire hydrant database in the United States. In 2013 they recorded the 6 millionth fire hydrant! If you would like to read more about it the full article is here.
There are many factors that effect the longevity of fire hydrants. Here are a few...
- How often are the fire hydrants flushed?
- How often are the fire hydrants painted?
- How quickly are the fire hydrants fixed when the are found broken?
Our fire hydrant engineers have maintained, repaired and replaced hundreds of makes and models throughout their experience. Throughout the years there have been many attempts to add up the total number of hydrants worked on by our engineers of worked on and the conversation usually ends in frustration because someone loses count!
Another question we have come across is, "How many fire hydrants are in America?" Someone in our office recently found an article by Verisk Analytics, a company specializing in risk assessment and risk analytics. One of their subsidiaries (ISO) maintains the only national fire hydrant database in the United States. In 2013 they recorded the 6 millionth fire hydrant! If you would like to read more about it the full article is here.
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