Fire Department Connections

Fire Department Connections (FDCs) are located everywhere in the city. Engine company members should familiarize themselves to the locations of the FDCs. Every time you respond to a location take the time before,during, or after the incident to look for them. Learn the proper ones to feed. In many buildings and in particular, High-Rise buildings, they will have different FDCs for each zone. They should be clearly marked and labeled for what zone they feed. Take a look before you connect to see if there is any debris you can reach in and clear. The picture shows one without the proper covers to prevent debris from entering the system. The other is of a Stortz connection, which is not allowed in our city. You will find them all over the place but if you see one in our city, notify Fire Prevention, write an Abatement and follow up. It's a simple conversion.