WTOP News
August 13, 2009 - 11:14am
WASHINGTON - Across the District there are nearly three dozen locations where firefighters anticipate problems with every fire they fight.
The list of locations where firefighters need to do extra planning includes 34 spots and "changes from day-to-day." The list of potential problems firefighters may encounter also is constantly changing.
Those locations range from college campuses to construction sites to the National Zoo.
Mayor Adrian Fenty mentioned the list in a preliminary report on the Chain Bridge Road fire that gutted the home of prominent Washingtonian Peggy Cooper Cafritz.
"These locations are a concern to us for a variety of reasons, not necessarily for the water supply," D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer says.
The potential problems include small water mains, hydrant configuration, topography, permanent or temporary structures that block access and hydrants on private property, he says.
Piringer says the fire department has plans to make sure there's enough water to fight fires in the areas on the list.
"These are areas where we have solutions in place, ready to respond. We're very confident of these plans, should there be an emergency at any of these locations."
The list, first obtained by Channel 9, names the following locations:
* Mayfair Parkside, NE
* Poplar Point Pumping Station, SE
* Fort Station Reservoirs, SE
* Williamsburg Lane, NW
* Adams Morgan North of Columbia Rd, NW
* Taylor Street, NE
* Randle Circle, SE
* Queens Chapel/ South Dakota, NE
* International Drive, NW
* East Portion of Saint Elizabeth Campus, SE
* Howard University Law School, NW
* FEMS Training Facility, SE
* Mount Pleasant Area (North)
* Mount Pleasant Area (South)
* East and West Potomac Park
* National Zoo
* Metrobus Bladensburg Division
* Georgetown University
* George Washington University, Mount Vernon Campus
* Galluadet University
* Edmund Burke School
* Hillwood Museum
* Levine School of Music
* Washington International School
* Maret School
* Catholic University
* Trinity College
* 1300 Block of Upshur Street, NW
* Wyoming Ave & 23rd St, NW
* 39th & T St, NW
* 29th & P St, NW
* Massachusetts Ave, Between Dupont Circle and Sheridan Circle, NW
* 2600 Block of Myrtle Ave, NE
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