Contact: Dee Ann Staley
Phone: 373-2357

Greensboro Fire Department to Test Hydrants 

GREENSBORO, NC – (September 29, 2008) – The Greensboro Fire Department will conduct its semi-annual fire hydrant tests from October 1 through November 15. All City hydrants will be tested to ensure that they are operable and able to produce the required water pressure when needed.

Because this testing must be done during normal operating hours, it will be impossible to know in advance just where or when the testing will take place in any specific area. Opening hydrants can sometimes cause a temporary discoloration of water in nearby homes. The discoloration is not harmful in any way and can be cleared up by running the water for a few minutes.

This kind of testing ensures the protection of Greensboro's citizens and serves as an evaluation indicator used by the Insurance Services Office, which rates cities according to the fire protection they offer. In 1991, the ISO rating resulted in the elevation of the Greensboro Fire Department to a Class 1 protection rating, the best rating possible. Greensboro Fire has maintained this top rating since that time.

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