Is your Highland project getting its own fire hydrant? That hydrant sits on a private fire service main that you own, and the work on it starts with paperwork at the City of Highland's fire prevention office, long before anyone digs a trench. We install the hydrant. Then we test it.
Start with Highland's fire plan check
Fire prevention and fire marshal duties in Highland belong to the Fire Prevention office of the City of Highland Fire Department. The city publishes a fire Plan Check Submittal Checklist for new structures and additions, so if your project adds a hydrant or a new fire service main, start there and send questions to the Fire Marshal at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248. Call early. Ask which edition of the California Fire Code applies to your permit.
Response is a separate matter. The engines that would connect to your hydrant come from the Highland Fire Department, which the city operates under a contract with CAL FIRE, from three stations on Base Line and Sterling Avenue.
Check the water side with East Valley Water District
East Valley Water District provides water service to the City of Highland. Your hydrant draws from that supply. Before drawings are final, ask the district what it needs at your point of connection, because a fire plan that works on paper still depends on the water main feeding it.
What a private hydrant installation includes
NFPA 24 is the standard for private fire service mains and their appurtenances (hydrants among them). A typical job runs in this order:
- Locating and exposing the point of connection.
- Trenching and laying the underground main to the hydrant location.
- Setting the hydrant and its control valve.
- Flushing and pressure testing the new pipe.
- Backfill, and a first flow test.
Each step follows the approved plans.
After it's in the ground
We flow test the new hydrant under NFPA 291. The same standard sets the color code for hydrant bonnets by flow class, which tells arriving crews roughly how much water to expect from that hydrant. Then the hydrant joins your yearly routine.
NFPA 25 calls for private hydrants to be inspected and flow tested every year; we handle that under annual fire hydrant testing in Highland, and anything the test turns up goes to fire hydrant repair or fire hydrant maintenance. If the same building gets sprinklers, see fire sprinkler installation in Highland.
Who does the work
California work for 1 Pro Fire is done by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses and is licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 for inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems. We've taken hydrant calls from Highland before.
To talk through a project, call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com Have the plan check comments handy.
Related pages and contacts
- Fire protection services in Highland
- City of Highland Fire Department and Fire Prevention contacts
- East Valley Water District service area
- Fire hydrant installations in Los Angeles County
- Fire hydrant installations in Orange County
Highland hydrant installation questions
Who reviews fire plans for a new building in Highland?
The Fire Prevention office of the City of Highland Fire Department. Reach the Fire Marshal at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248.
Is San Bernardino County Fire the fire department for Highland?
No. Highland has its own fire department, which the city operates under a contract with CAL FIRE.
Does a new hydrant need testing after installation?
Yes, every year. NFPA 25 calls for an annual inspection and flow test of private fire hydrants once they're in service.
Who supplies the water to a hydrant in Highland?
East Valley Water District provides water service in Highland. Check its connection requirements early.