Fire Hydrant Installations in Norco

Installing a private hydrant in Norco

Does your Norco project need a hydrant on site? Plan review usually decides. We install private fire hydrants, the underground fire service main that feeds them, the control valves and the tie-in to the water supply, with NFPA 24 as the standard for that private piping. Most of the job is underground.

Who reviews hydrant plans in Norco

Norco has no city fire department. Since a 2011 council vote, fire and emergency response has come from CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department under contract. Plan review and construction inspections for contract cities, Norco included, go through the Office of the County Fire Marshal, and its local branch is the Norco Eastvale Fire Marshal's Office at 3902 Hillside Avenue (951-737-8097). Call them before drawings are final. Norco's fire code also requires hydrant locations to be marked following Riverside County Fire Department guidelines.

Water comes from the city. The City of Norco owns and runs its own water utility through the Public Works Water Utility Division, so plan on coordinating the connection with that division as the design comes together.

Subdividing land in a Wildland-Urban Interface Area? Norco's code calls for at least 1,500 gpm of fire flow for new subdivisions there. Hydrant spacing and main size get designed around that number.

How a hydrant install usually runs

1. Plans go in first. The drawings show the hydrant location, pipe size, valves and the connection point, and the fire marshal's office often returns comments that need answering before approval.
2. Then we dig. Crews trench, lay the main, set the hydrant and restrain the fittings so water pressure can't push the joints apart.
3. Test, flush, sign off. Before the line goes live, it is pressure tested and flushed, and the inspector signs off on the finished work. Then the hydrant is in service.

After the hydrant is in

A private hydrant is yours to keep up. NFPA 25 calls for an annual inspection and flow test, and NFPA 291 sets the color code for hydrant bonnets by flow class. We handle that through annual fire hydrant testing in Norco, with fire hydrant maintenance and fire hydrant repair for missing caps, leaks or a hydrant hit by a vehicle. Adding sprinklers to the same building? See fire sprinkler installation in Norco.

Who does the work

California work 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.

To talk through a Norco hydrant project, call us at (951) 384-0323 or email us at socal@1profire.com

More local services are on our Norco fire protection page.

Fire hydrant installation questions

Do you do fire hydrant flow testing for ADU permits?

Yes. We flow test hydrants using the NFPA 291 method. Ask the fire marshal's office what flow your ADU permit needs, then send us the address.

The fire department flagged missing caps on our hydrant. Do we need a new one?

Missing caps are a repair item. Our fire hydrant repair page covers it.

Who do I talk to about the water connection?

The City of Norco Public Works Water Utility Division runs the city's water system. Coordinate with them while the fire marshal's office reviews your plans.

How often does a private hydrant need testing?

Every year. NFPA 25 calls for an annual inspection and flow test on private hydrants.