City of Stockton Fire Department Municipal Utilities DepartmentFire Hydrant ReadinessStockton City CouncilApril 15, 2025Agenda Item No. 15.3 Presented by:Deputy Chief Brandon Doolan Stockton Fire Department CITY OF STOCKTON’S COMMUNITY WIDE EMERGENCY & URGENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS 1 AM Thursday Morning
Documented Calls for Smoke
on E. Ninth Street21:58
on Belleview Avenue22:44
on E. Eleventh Street22:48
Emergency Notifications Procedures
Field Incident Commanders or Emergency Operations Center craft and convey specific messaging to San Joaquin Office of Emergency Services (SJOES).
Incident Commander or designee will provide media with information and any directions.
SJ OES Emergency Messaging Tools
Wireless Emergency AlertsEmergency Alerting SystemEverbridge Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Very loud alerting that comes across individual cell phones in a given areaProvides a text message and unique vibration to each cell phoneLimited to 360 characters on 4 and 5G NetworksNOT SUBSCRIPTION BASED WEAs Used For:National AlertsImminent Threat AlertsPublic Safety Alerts *AMBER Alerts Opt-in-Testing *
Emergency Alert SystemNational public warning system utilizes Television, Radio, and Satellite audio providers to push notifications out based on local emergencies.May only be used by State and designated local authorities.Commonly heard as “This is a test of the local emergency broadcast system” on TV or the radio.
EverbridgeCommunity notification system that requires individuals to register their phone number and email through SJReady.org portalAdministrators can push out important information and actions to be taken to each cell phone and email that’s subscribed to the notification systemCan feed the same messaging into WEA and various social media accounts with the push of a button All Notifications Provide:
Direction back to local PIO or social media site(s) for additional informationGeneral location of the incident Instructions on what to do nextNature of the incident Moving Forward…
Fire Department has submitted a budget request for Genasys notification platform.Initiate notifications including WEA & EAS throughSJ OES for fires that are especially hazardous in nature. Explore Nixle Notifications similar to Stockton Police Department’s Watch Commander daily report.
Current State of Stockton’s Fire HydrantsPresenter:Travis SmallDeputy Director of Water Resources Municipal Utilities Department (MUD)Department DescriptionWater Utility• Treat & deliver high-quality drinking water to the community Wastewater Utility• Collect, treat and recover wastewater for the greater Stockton areaStormwater Utility• Collect & discharge surface runoff in City to rivers and local flood basins City of Stockton Water Service Areas•MUDserves North and South Stockton•California Water Service Company Serves Central Stockton•City of Stocktonretains ownership of fire hydrants in Cal-Water Service Area Water Production Facilities•North Stockton – 75 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD) Capacity ⚬Delta Water Treatment Plant – 30 MGD ⚬North Stockton Wells – 20 MGD⚬Stockton East Water District Water Treatment Plant – 65 MGD￭25 MGD to North Service Area⚬Maximum Day Demand in North Service Area is approximately 40 MGD•South Stockton – 18 MGD Capacity⚬South Stockton Wells – 8 MGD⚬Stockton East Water District Water Treatment Plant – 65 MGD￭10 MGD to South Service Area⚬Maximum Day Demand in South Service Area is approximately 10 MGD•Central Stockton (CAL-WATER) – 64 MGD Capacity⚬Cal-Water Wells – 33.7 MGD ⚬Stockton East Water District Water Treatment Plant – 65 MGD￭30 MGD to Cal-Water Service Area Water Storage for Fire Suppression•Citywide Storage – 54.8 Million Gallons (83 Olympic Pools)•North Stockton – 40 Million Gallons of Storage ⚬Nearly 20 Million Gallons of Storage from 5 storage reservoirs and 1 Clearwell at the Delta Water Treatment Plant. ⚬20 Million Gallon Clearwell at the Stockton East Water Treatment Plant (SEWD WTP)•South Stockton – 26 Million Gallons of Storage⚬6 Million Gallons of storage at the Weston Reservoir⚬20 Million Gallon Clearwell at the SEWD WTP•Central Stockton (CAL-WATER) – 28.8 Million Gallons of Storage⚬8.8 Million Gallons of Storage throughout Cal-Water Service Area⚬20 Million Gallon Clearwell at the SEWD WTP Booster Pump Facilities - Fire Suppression•North Stockton – 27,000 Gallons Per Minute (GPM) Fire Flow Boosters⚬9,000 GPM Capacity from Northwest Reservoir⚬9,000 GPM Capacity from 14-Mile Reservoir⚬9,000 GPM Capacity from Delta Water Treatment Plant•South Stockton – 9,000 GPM Fire Flow Boosters⚬9,000 GPM Capacity from Weston Ranch Reservoir•Central Stockton (CAL-WATER) – 14,115 GPM from Booster Pumps at Storage Facilities•Note: Additional Capacity is Available from Wells and the Water Treatment Plants.
System Monitoring•All Production Facilities in the North and South Service Areas have real time 24-hour monitoring through MUD’s SCADA System.⚬SCADA = Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ⚬Monitor for Pressure, Production, and Water Quality Parameters⚬SCADA system sends out alarms for conditions such as bad water quality, pump failures, and high and low levels of storage reservoirs. ⚬Monitoring Equipment is located at Wells, Reservoirs, Booster Pumps and Water Treatment Plants. ⚬Allows for Remote Operation •Cal-Water has similar capabilities.
Fire Hydrant Statistics •Total Fire Hydrants in the City: 9,000⚬City Owned hydrants – 7,500￭Each hydrant is inspected annually⚬Private Fire Hydrants – 1,500￭Hydrants located on private property which require annual inspection to maintain annual operating permit•Current Nonoperational Fire Hydrants: 20•99.7% of all public hydrants are operable•Recycling Fire had 2 Public Hydrants and 1 Private Hydrant that was inoperable during the Fire. ⚬A 4th hydrant broke in the open position•Estimated # of Fire Hydrants Over the Age of 50:⚬2453⚬The oldest hydrants generally occur in Central Stockton (Cal-Water) Two types of Hydrants found in various makes
Failures may result from:•Damaged hydrant valves and connections•Broken water mains•Greater demand than the system can provide
Damage is usually due to overuse and vehicles
Homeless Shelter and Mormon Slough
Identifying Inoperable Hydrants
Annual Inspections
Fire Department has a contract with Xylem Dewatering Solutions⚬Conduct annual inspections for all public hydrants in October⚬Full report provided to fire 30 days later- forwarded to MUDAll hydrants on private property must have hydrant inspection done as a condition of obtaining an annual operating permit
Inspection ProcessOperate all moving parts including caps and valvesVisual inspection to identify missing or worn parts, graffiti, need for paintVerify location in GIS mapping systemsFLOW TESTING is very limited Who Is Responsible?•City Manager placed hydrant maintenance under MUD in FY 2008/09.⚬Pre-2008/9 Funding from General Fund + Billing to Small County Pocket Districts.⚬Post 2008/9 Funding from Water Fund + Billing to Small County Pocket Districts.￭Severely limited on what can be funded from Water Fund in Cal Water Service Area due to Proposition 218.￭$80,000 per year for emergency repair (4 Hydrant Replacements).￭$90,000 per year for hydrant materials and supplies.•Fire Department staff must notify MUD anytime they discover a problem with a fire hydrant. Usually conveyed through the Emergency Dispatch Center. •Stockton Municipal Code 13.04.110(E),13.28.030(B), and CA Penal Code 594 give the Police authority to cite or arrest vandals and obstructionists.
Infrastructure & Public Safety Are Top Priorities•Direct staff to prepare a report to council to repair 20 inoperable hydrants at a cost estimate of $400K (rough estimate of $20k/hydrant)•Water Enterprise can pay for hydrants in the North and South Service areas•Cal-Water Service Area the Water Enterprise Fund cannot be used due to Proposition 218. (General Fund?) •Work with SPD’s Strategic Community Officers to address illegal Fire Hydrant usage in known hotspots.•Weekly updates between MUD and FIRE to identify hotspots, repaired, and inoperable hydrants.•Daily report out to suppression staff regarding hydrant status throughout town
Long Term Solutions for Obsolete Fire Hydrants•Turn Ownership of Fire Hydrants over to the Water Purveyors ⚬Cal-Water owns and maintains Fire Hydrants in Central Stockton⚬City of Stockton MUD owns and maintains Fire Hydrants in North and South Stockton⚬City Fire Department continues with yearly audit and meets with water purveyors to address broken/damaged hydrants•Water Purveyors have a responsibility to provide fire hydrants in their distribution systems.•Water Main Replacement Programs such as identified in the City's Water Master Plan and the Current Cal-Water Main Replacement Program include the replacement and addition of Fire Hydrants.
Public Reporting of Fire Hydrant Tampering or Use
Utilize Ask Stockton to report tampering24-Hour Hotline to Report: 209-937-8341Add language to City website regarding how to report tamperingUtilize current work order system for documentation that specifies hydrant tampering in the work order
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