Both firefighters and the city of Lubbock have been working together to make sure that new construction throughout the Hub City is being built up to code. One area they focus on is fire hydrants and their defense against fires in an emergency situations.
“Our firefighters train in each territory, they know where the fire hydrants are,” said Assistant Fire Marshal Bob Bailey.
Bailey says that in order for the firefighters to know exactly where all 6,217 hydrants are located throughout the city, they are required to do the maintenance when needed.
“The firefighters train and maintain so they always know where the location of fire hydrants are. They service the hydrants here in Lubbock, including painting and oiling them, making crews very well aware of each individual hydrant,” said Bailey.
Wood Franklin, the Director of Public Works for the City of Lubbock, says that developers need to keep in mind that when purchasing an old property they need to bring it up to code, at their own cost.
“If a building has a change of use that is 51% of the original property, it is considered a large improvement that will require them to come up to code at their own expense,” said Franklin.
