Comments on Advance Indiana™: Indianapolis Firefighters Fight Fire With Another Faulty Fire Hydrant

Indy Pendant, and all, what actions do you suggest...

2010-01-08T11:02:05.965-05:00

Indy Pendant, and all, what actions do you suggest that we east-side residents do, in an attempt to get better city services. I, among many,do feel both frightened and outraged by so much neglect, the frozen fire hydrants being a prime costly example.

The fire department doesn't inspect hydrants, ...

2010-01-06T22:00:20.748-05:00

The fire department doesn't inspect hydrants, the Water Company does it.

2010-01-06T19:39:31.112-05:00

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Indianapolis needs to realize that "public sa...

2010-01-06T14:44:17.265-05:00

Indianapolis needs to realize that "public safety" first means well-maintained roads and a functioning fire department. The term does not include drug-busters, traffic-ticket writers and the other 95% of counter-productive activities with which the police occupy themselves.

To the best of my knowledge, the "water hydra...

2010-01-06T14:29:46.603-05:00

To the best of my knowledge, the "water hydrant" (have never seen 'fire' come out of one) that sits about 50 feet from my residence has never been flushed/opened/ inspected. Been here for 17 years.

Good catch on the LA Times report, Downtown Indy. ...

2010-01-06T12:55:16.157-05:00

Good catch on the LA Times report, Downtown Indy. Who would think that you would have to go to a newspaper across the country to find that fact reported. Memories are too short in this town.

It makes me wonder if inspections are really being...

2010-01-06T12:39:55.723-05:00

It makes me wonder if inspections are really being done or if they are just falsifying paperwork.

When Veolia first took over in 2002, there was a spate of frozen hydrants - 'hundreds' according to this article:

LA Times article from 2006

Apparently that didn't trigger any 'get well' program within Veolia.

Sorry, M.D., the fire department is not responsibl...

2010-01-06T10:34:40.948-05:00

Sorry, M.D., the fire department is not responsible for maintaining the fire hydrants. That's the responsibility of Veolia under its contract with the city-owned utility.

This has nothing to do with the water company. Rat...

2010-01-06T10:25:17.135-05:00

This has nothing to do with the water company. Rather, it has everything to do with the management of the fire department, and prioritization of testing hydrants on a regular basis. Yes, this costs money. It saves lives, too.

Frozen hydrants on the eastside really is a non-is...

2010-01-06T10:23:17.594-05:00

Frozen hydrants on the eastside really is a non-issue, that is until it strikes in Woodruff Place or Irvington. For more than 30 years no one has cared about the east side: not the politicians nor even the residents. After all, just look at the responses on this blog to the issue. The residents there are all talk and inaction.

Only until a fire sweeps through a Meridian Kessler home or Butler Tarkington church or business and the hydrants are non-working, only then will the city respond and it'll likely be too late.

Bring back Indianapolis Water Co. and dump Viola, another example where privatization is nothing more than piratization.