Thank you for your request under the Environmental Information Regulations.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 -I am writing a Fire Prevention Plan for a proposed wood processing and RDF bale storage yard at the following location: Baltic Wharf, Rochford, SS4 2HA.
The National Grid reference for the site is TQ 93408 95003.
Please can you let me know: the location of the nearest fire hydrant?
Please see the attached map showing the locations of hydrants within the area requested.
The nearest fire hydrant, No.49/449 is a statutory fire hydrant sited on a 100mm water main.
Question 2 - if it complies with BS 750?
Hydrant 49/449 complies with BS 750.
Question 3 – the flow of the water?
Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) do not flow test statutory fire hydrants.
The local Water Authority will be able to arrange a flow test on this particular hydrant.
You should contact them directly to arrange a test, if required.
Question 4 - if it is maintained by the F&R Service?
The hydrant 49/449 is maintained by ECFRS.
We hope this information is useful to you.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk) .
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, System & Data Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.
