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Because of insufficient pressure, the standpipe would not
be very effective on upper floors. Standpipe is equipped
with 75 feet of 11/20 inch unlined linen hose and also a 21/2
inch gated connection to which fire department hose can be
attached. Outside siamese fire department connection is
provided for use of pumpers in order to furnish good
volume and pressure.
Alarms that are considered beyond the control of first
aid fire appliances on hand are transmitted by telephone
to the District of Columbia Fire Department as a "local"
alarm and bring a response of one engine company, one
aerial ladder company and a Battalion Chief.
When, in the judgment of the Police Guard in charge, the
fire appears serious, a "general" alarm is transmitted to the
fire department. This can be accomplished by means of two
city fire alarm boxes on the Grounds. These boxes can be
pulled directly or can be actuated by auxiliary boxes located
on the ground floor of the Executive Office Building, the
Ushers' Office and from the Security Room in the basement. One
of the City Fire Alarm Boxes is located near the north-west
corner of the Executive Offices (Box #1234) and the other is
near the north-west corner of the East Wing (Box #157).
Response to a "general" or Box Alarm includes four engine
companies, rescue squad company, two aerial-ladder trucks and
two Battalion Chiefs.
All signals from combined night-watch and manual fire
alarm system and the automatic fire alarm ("Aero") system are
received in the Security Room. The system is designated as a
local central station system inasmuch as no signals are trans-
mitted to the American District Telegraph Office.
The District of Columbia Fire Department has thoroughly
planned its method of response and placing of companies in the
event of fire. In this plan, the Department would not ordinarily
make use of any of the five fire hydrants within the Grounds
on a box alarm but instead would connect their pumpers to public
hydrants on streets bordering the Grounds. This plan is based
upon the maneuverability of fire apparatus and the fact that
the inside hydrants would not supply more than one pumper on
the north, and also one pumper on the south side of the buildings.
It would be satisfactory to use these inside hydrants provided
it was only necessary to use one pumper on the north and south
sides. Should it then become necessary to connect to hydrants
on the bordering streets, the supply to the inside hydrants
would probably be reduced to such an extent that pumpers already
operating inside the Grounds would have to be shut down.
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