At the height of the Marshall fire, some fire crews on the front lines, trying to get water on to burning houses, ran into a nightmarish scenario; fire hydrants with no water pressure and no water brought about by a series of sudden events.
“We found hydrants, dead hydrants, with no water capability whatsoever,” said Denver Fire Captain Greg Pixley.
He said DFD sent multiple crews to assist with the fire. While some of those crews found moderate or adequate water pressure at hydrants, Pixley said some had to go from hydrant to hydrant to find one with water pressure or had to rely on water being “tendered” in.
“So time is of the essence any time a firefighter arrives on the scene of a working fire,” said Pixley.