Highland Fire Hydrant

Is there a fire hydrant on your Highland property, fed by your own fire service main? Then keeping it working is usually your job. NFPA 25 calls for an inspection and flow test every year. We do that test, and the repairs and installs that come after it.

Private hydrant or street hydrant?

Ownership decides who maintains it. A hydrant on a private fire service main, inside your property line, belongs to the property owner. NFPA 24 covers those private mains and the equipment attached to them, while NFPA 25 sets the yearly inspection and flow test that keeps the hydrant ready for a fire crew.

Hydrants out in the public street are different. East Valley Water District supplies water to the City of Highland, so a damaged or leaking street hydrant usually gets reported to the district. Not sure which kind you have? Ask us before you book.

What happens at the annual test

The technician opens the hydrant and flows water. Then they check:

• Caps, threads and gaskets for damage or missing parts
• The operating nut and valve, opened fully and closed again
• Leaks at the barrel, the nozzles and the base
• Drainage after shutoff, on dry-barrel hydrants
• Clear space around the hydrant so a crew can reach it and hook up a hose

Flow testing follows NFPA 291, which also sets the color code painted on hydrant bonnets to show each hydrant's flow class. We tell you what failed. Then you decide on the fix. See annual fire hydrant testing in Highland for the yearly visit, or fire hydrant maintenance for upkeep between tests.

Repairs, replacements and new hydrants

Trucks back into hydrants. Valves stick. Caps go missing. We handle fire hydrant repair on private mains and new fire hydrant installations for sites that need one. Planning a new building or an addition in Highland? The city publishes a fire Plan Check Submittal Checklist for new structures and additions, and it's worth getting a copy early, before hydrant locations are fixed on the site plan.

Fire code questions in Highland

Highland runs its own Fire Department under a contract with CAL FIRE. Fire marshal duties sit with the department's Fire Prevention office. The city's municipal code carries local amendments to the California Fire Code in Chapter 15.06, so call Fire Prevention at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248 and confirm which code edition and site requirements apply before you plan hydrant work.

Who does the work

Our California work is done by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses, and the California State Fire Marshal licenses it under Title 19 to inspect, test and maintain water-based fire protection systems. Highland is in our service area. Some of the calls we've had from Highland were about hydrants, and you can book a test, a repair or an install quote at (909) 219-9411 or by email at socal@1profire.com

Sprinkler systems need their own testing: see fire sprinkler service in Highland. Other services for the city are on the Highland fire protection page. We also do hydrant work in Los Angeles County and Orange County.

Highland fire hydrant questions

How often does a private fire hydrant need testing?

Once a year. NFPA 25 calls for an annual inspection and flow test of private hydrants.

Do I maintain the hydrant in front of my building?

Usually not, if it's in the public street. See the street hydrant note above. Hydrants on your own fire service main are yours.

What do the colors on a hydrant bonnet mean?

They mark flow class. NFPA 291 sets the color code.

Our site is unattended. Can we be billed instead of paying at the visit?

Ask when you book. Tell us the site is unattended so access and payment are sorted out before the technician arrives.