Brookland Avenue

Brookland Area Hydrant

While the cause of the fire is still under investation the problem became that the fire fighters did not have enough water pressure to put out the fire. Since the July 29th fire in the Palisades home of arts patron Peggy Cooper Cafritz folks have been concerned about the safety of the fire hydrants in Washington DC neighborhoods.

Both WUSA 9 and the DCist have a list of neighborhoods needing “special attention.”

• Mayfair Parkside, NE
• Poplar Point Pumping Station, SE
• Fort Station Reservoirs, SE
• Williamsburg Lane, NW
• Adams Morgan North of Columbia Rd, NW
• Taylor Street, NE
• Randle Circle, SE
• Queens Chapel/ South Dakota, NE
• International Drive, NW
• East Portion of Saint Elizabeth Campus, SE
• Howard University Law School, NW
• FEMS Training Facility, SE
• Mount Pleasant Area (North)
• Mount Pleasant Area (South)
• East and West Potomac Park
• National Zoo
• Metrobus Bladensburg Division
• Georgetown University
• George Washington University, Mount Vernon Campus
• Galluadet University
• Edmund Burke School
• Hillwood Museum
• Levine School of Music
• Washington International School
• Maret School
• Catholic University
• Trinity College
• 1300 Block of Upshur Street, NW
• Wyoming Ave & 23rd St NW
• 39TH & T St NW
• 29TH & P St NW
• Massachusetts Ave, Between Dupont Circle and Sheridan Circle NW
• 2600 Block of Myrtle Ave NE

The two closets areas to Brookland are Catholic University and Trinity College both which contain a large population in a small area. The reasons that neighborhoods may be on the list are “small water mains, hydrant configuration, topography, access, and the possibility of private hydrants not regulated by WASA.” Hopefully these can be validated and any issues resolved before a major catastrophe will happen.

The DC Council has a scheduled an oversight hearing on September 19th to discuss the issue further.

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