The Town of Danvers has a very good municipal water system fed by two reservoirs.
Each has a capacity of over 5 million gallons and sit at an elevation of 234 feet
above sea level. This allows the majority of the water system to be gravity fed, and 4 in
line fire pumps assist the sections of town lacking pressure. The system is maintained by
the DPW’s Water Department which works closely with the Fire Department. Most
hydrants are opened and flushed annually and repairs are made as needed.
The hydrant on Donegal Lane used during this incident was gravity fed and had a
static pressure of 80psi, a residual pressure of 75psi, and a fire flow rate of 3905gpm at
20psi. Several years ago, Fire Department personnel went around town and noted hydrant
locations. This data was then input into the dispatch computer system. Approaching
companies can request hydrant locations from dispatch when needed.
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