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1977-01-10 ) t TELEPHONE EMERGENCY 297-2122 MEETING ROOMS 297-3897 ~ ~. .fltit11!}atktusatk jfirt (!Compau!' POST OFFICE BOX 14, WAPPINGERS FALLS, N. Y. 12590 January 10, 1977 Wappinger Town Board Town Hall Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Dear Sirs: As a result of a recently completed fire rotection survey in the New Hackensack Fire District, the Insurance Services Office municipal protection classification for the Fire Dis- trict has been up-graded. As you know, thlis reclassification is based on the Fire Department of the District, the equipment the department operates and how the department operates as a wh 0 Ie. A.nother very important reason for reclassi fi cation, 0 f course, is water supply which is based on the hydrants which have been approved for use by ISO. These hydrants, when working pro1Jerly, can be a great asset to the fire department. There were some recommendations made by the Engineering Representa- tive of ISO for the improvement of the hydrant system being , classified, of which I am enclosing a copy for your perusal. I would like to take a minute to mention about Item #3. All hydrants should be inspected at least annually by personnel and all problems corrected as soon as possible. Hydrants which are out of service should either be marked by an appropriate device, and the fire department should be notified regarding the change of any hydrant. Hydrant conditions as noted during the survey were generally fair. Several hydrants were out-of- service or for one reason or another inoperable. In addition, several hydrants in the system need te be raised out of the ground. These recommendations\\rere written on September 10, 1976 and sent to the Town of'Yappinger Engineer. At t he time of the wri tting of thi s letter, I find that the same hydra,nts whi ch were inoperabl e in September are still inoperable. The fire department has yet to be notified of any hydrants out-of-service. Make Each Week f!f!PIRE PREVENTION WEEK" . ~ Page 2 Wapninger Town Board I feel that an insI'ec,tion of all hydrants with a report of the findings should be made and any hydrants which are presently inoperable be repaired immediately, so that when the fire department hooks up to a. hydrant it will be able to use it, and not waste precious time finding out if it works or not. If you have any questions or if I may be of help in any way, please fee] free to c'all upon me at any time. ~rY I~:;~~. ~I /t1J j' J u.. J. Howard Prager, Jr. Chief of Department Enclosure Ism]!, , , 3, '1 j',\ 0"\" ,.\ {' 1\ CC~. et:l-- 1- .:.:2 1- 1? ~ ., " September 10, 1976 Mr. Rudolph E. Lapar, P.E. 90 East Main Street {vappingers Falls, New York 12590 Dear Mr. Lapar: As requested dur1n~ our recent field survey of the Central Wappinger l-later Improvenent District enclosed please find some material for your review and consideration. We have enclosed two copies of the "Suggested Records for Water Departm!nts" data sheet and two copies of the "Recommended t-later System Design Standards II data sheet. In addition, we have several recOIIlIrondations which cover various aspects of the water supply and distribution facilities. Copies of the fire flow test results, together with our final report will be forthcOII'.ing upon completion of our field survey work in the Town of Happinger. Sincerely, INSURk~CE SERVICES OFFICE we : vb Encl. Thomas tv. Shand Engineering Representative Public Protection Department # " WAPPINGER WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT September 10, 1976 RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Future distribution system improvements should consider the following items: a.) Intergrading the Hilltop and Rockingham systems with a large capaci ty main. b.) Extend a feeder line from the DeGarmo Hills Road into the former Midpoint Park sector. c.) Extend the distribution system along Meyers Corners Road from DeGarmo Hills Road to Fenmore Drive. d.) Extend distribution mains to high hazard sectors such as schools and commercial properties. 2. Hydrants should be installed on mains so that no structure will be more than 600 feet from a hydrant. ~ 3. All hydrants should be inspected at least annually by personnel and all prol)lems correc.ted as soon as possible. Hydrants which are out of service should either be marked by an appropriate device, and the fire department should be notified in the change of any hydrants. Hydrant conditions as noted during the survey were generally fair. Several hydrants were out of service or for one reason or another inoperable. In addition, several hydrants in the system need to be raised out of the ground. 4. All system valves should be operated and inspected at least annually, with complete records kept on Ulese inspections and all maintenance work. 5. The existing pump stations should be rebuilt of noncombustible or fire- resistive construction and suitably protected from hazardous exposures. 6. Consideration should be given to obtainin~ emergency pO\ver supplies for the primary pump facill ties .