A Halifax council meeting about wildfire protection had some people in the Upper Hammonds Plains area leaving with more concerns than answers.
Community members of Upper Hammonds Plains are voicing concerns after hearing from Halifax Water that hydrants in the Pockwock Road area are not capable of fire suppression. As Megan King reports, addressing this safety concern is a topic of discussion at Halifax municipal council, as the current watermain for that community remains undersized.A Halifax-area community meeting about wildfire protection had some people in the Upper Hammonds Plains area leaving with more concerns than answers.
Rev. Lennett Anderson of Emmanuel Baptist Church attended the meeting and said he felt as if his church and congregation are ill protected.The road to rebuilding after a wildfire During Monday’s meeting, Halifax Water confirmed that the design configuration of the water distribution system, which was installed in the late 1990s, means hydrants can only supply a limited amount of water for firefighting. This does not meet the standards required for continuous fire suppression, the utility said.U.S. election will be a ‘tight race in a closely divided country’: Obama
“Based on the parameters of the current system, we are reviewing the system pressures and available flows and identifying opportunities to improve overall conditions,” it read.The rapid escalation of the fire “was beyond typical operational contingencies” of Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, the report said.
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